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Local girl to operate lemonade stand for good cause
MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – One little girl in Marshall County is looking to change the lives of children battling cancer one cup of lemonade at a time. During public comment at Tuesday’s county commission meeting, Josie, who shared she is going into the 4th grade, addressed the commissioners to ask if she could operate […]
AAA predicts record number of travelers for July 4th
(WTRF) — AAA is expecting record numbers of travelers this week. Officials predict nearly 71 million people will not only hit the roads but also the skies for the 4th of July Holiday. In West Virginia and the surrounding region, AAA projects a record 60.6 million people will travel by car throughout the week, according […]
Wheeling’s homeless camp gets water buffalo to help eliminate health challenges
Wheeling, W.Va. (WTRF) – One of the major health and safety challenges at Wheeling’s exempted homeless camp has been the lack of water service at the property. Now at least a temporary solution has been achieved. It’s a water buffalo. Not an animal, but a large container from a water service. It holds 1,500 gallons […]
Metal and Horror team up at Ohio Haunted House for Mid-Summer Metal Fest
Wells Township Haunted House will open its gates at 3 pm on Saturday, July 6 for its annual Mid-Summer Metal Fest. Eight regional heavy metal bands will take the stage at 4 pm before the haunted house opens its doors for its Lights Out Tour at 7 pm that night.
Historic Flood Wall in Wheeling gets painted
The flood memorial wall at the corner of Virginia and S. Penn streets on Wheeling Island continues to receive a significant facelift. The City contracted Angelina Stone and Marble to clean out the mortar joints and repoint the brick. Wheeling Heritage is overseeing the repainting of the wall, which will include the addition of the five most recent flood dates and water levels, ensuring the memorial remains an accurate and poignant record of the area's flood history.
Officer who killed a 12-year-old in Ohio, withdrew from Ohio Valley police job, recently resigned from latest job in West Virginia
The former Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice has resigned from his latest job as a police officer in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
Kirke’s Homemade Ice Cream part of Ohio’s Ice Cream Trail that has 54 locations for National Ice Cream Month
Ohio is celebrating National Ice Cream Month with an expanded Ohio Ice Cream Trail, featuring 54 locations across the state, including family shops, national chains and unique flavors to indulge in Ohio-made ice creams.
West Virginia man escapes from Correctional Center after being allowed to go to church on Sunday
West Virginia officials are looking for a man from the Mountain State that escaped a correctional center. Officials say Gregory Dale Stewart escaped from the Parkersburg Correctional Center while he was on furlough to go to church on Sunday.
WATCH: Ohio drivers shocked at naked man along road
A man was taken to the hospital after police found him in the buff along a busy road in Liberty Township. It was quite the sight for drivers on Belmont Avenue Sunday who came across a man dancing in the streets, but it's what he wasn't wearing that's cause for concern.
249th Army National Guard Band visits Follansbee for the 2nd time
FOLLANSBEE, W.Va. (WTRF) There was a special treat for the Brooke County Community as the 249th Army National Guard Band played in Follansbee Park Monday night This was a Monthly Monday Music Madness Patriotic Tribute put on by the Follansbee Chamber of Commerce. This was the second time the band has played at Follansbee Park. […]
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito visits Form Energy just ahead of passage of ADVANCE Act
WEIRTON, W.Va. (WTRF) – A total revitalization for the Weirton area is coming to fruition, providing over 100 jobs already and hundreds more projected. Form Energy is a recreation of a very vital economic driver for energies and batteries of the future – the Weirton Steel Mill that employed tens of thousands of West Virginians. […]
Wheeling Nailers host annual blood drive to help save lives
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — It’s a critical time of the year for the American Red Cross as they work to get blood donors to help save lives. The American Red Cross and the Wheeling Nailers teamed up on Monday for their annual blood drive at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. The blood drive featured an appearance from […]
Capito reacts to U.S. Supreme Court Presidential immunity ruling
Wheeling, W.Va. (WTRF) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito spoke out today to 7News about the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding presidential immunity for Donald Trump. The ruling found that Trump, or any other President, cannot be prosecuted for any actions that were within his Constitutional powers as president. The Senator says the Supreme Court basically […]
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