Matthew Kotson was returned to unpaid administrative leave status with the Wheeling Police Department after a judge granted his appeal of the city's decision to fire him prior to holding a hearing before a board of his colleague.
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Kotson to Get Firing Appeal
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Robbery Puts School on Lockdown
Officials temporarily locked down McNinch Primary School in Moundsville on Tuesday after a robbery was reported at a nearby home.
Moundsville police received a call at 10:21 a.m. reporting that several males had just robbed a house on Ohio Stree.
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Surplus Friendly City Items Hitting the Auction Block
Those who love a good bargain and are in the market for furniture, a GPS unit, an inexpensive car or even a garbage truck may want to check out this weekend's City of Wheeling and Oglebay Park Surplus Auction at the city Operations Center on Hunter...
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Early Election Day
Nearly 1,400 voters cast ballots in the Northern Panhandle for the Nov. 6 general election during the first day of early voting in West Virginia.
A total of 384 early ballots were submitted in Ohio County before 5 p.m., election workers said.
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OV Mall Grand Re-Opening Nov. 10
The Wheeling Symphony, actor Erik Estrada and fireworks all will play a role when the Ohio Valley Mall hosts its grand re-opening next month.
Events are set for the weekend of Nov. 10, mall officials announced Wednesday.
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Trick or Treat Times
Little ghouls and goblins in communities across the Ohio Valley will take to the streets in the coming days seeking holiday goodies. Following are local communities' scheduled times for trick or treat:
BELMONT
? Barnesville - 6-7 p..
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WLU's Miller Working to Fight Drugs in Appalachia
Francesca Miller, a senior at West Liberty University, said she has seen the devastating effects of prescription drug abuse - that's why an internship working for the Office of National Drug Control Policy in Washington, D.C.
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Owner Denies 'Club' Is Business
The owner of a Steubenville building on South Sixth Street, which is the subject of an injunction, admits he uses the building as a "community social club" but denies it is a business.
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Woman Charged in DiCarlo's Embezzlement
Katherine McCulley was behind bars Friday after she allegedly embezzled an estimated $5,000 from DiCarlo's Pizza on Main Street over a three-month spa.
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Family Loses Nearly Everything in Blaze
A family with two young children is left with little but the clothes they were wearing when their half of an East Wheeling duplex went up in flames Friday morning.
Firefighters were dispatched at 10:57 a.m.
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'Sleep Out' to Help Homeless Youth
Illuminating the problem of youth homelessness in the Upper Ohio Valley, volunteers will "sleep out" Nov. 9 at Wheeling Jesuit University as part of the second annual Wheeling Sleep Out.
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Voters Flood Polls Ahead of Storm
WEST VIRGINIA - West Virginia voters flooded into early voting polling locations Monday, hoping to cast their ballots before expected storms hit the area.
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Park Close to Completion, Dedication Date Planned
WELLSBURG - The Brooke County Veterans Memorial Park is nearly complete, and a dedication will be held on Veterans Day.
Howard Armstrong, president of the Brooke County Veterans Memorial Park Foundation, confirmed the dedication will be at 2 p.m.
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Two Charged With Robbing Alleged Burglar
WHEELING - Wheeling police arrested Rashawn O'Kernick on Sunday for allegedly burglarizing the home of Dasere Bryant, who was in jail at the time for allegedly burglarizing a McColloch Street home Saturday afternoon.
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Rights Group Members Positive About Future
WHEEELING - Despite uncertainty over how their activities will be funded next year, Wheeling Human Rights Commission members remain hopeful that all is not lost.
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Car and School Bus Collide on GC&P Road
A motorist was injured Tuesday when her vehicle collided with an Ohio County school bus about 3 miles from West Liberty.
The accident occurred about 9:15 a.m. on GC&P Road near its intersection with W.Va.
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LOCAL BLOOD DRIVES SET
As communities deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the American Red urges immediate blood and platelet donations in areas unaffected by this storm and asks that community members consider donating blood in affected areas once the storm...
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More Details Released in Shooting
Police have released additional details surrounding the shooting of a man that occurred on Wheeling Island on Monday night.
Two patrol units and a detective responded to Vermont Street just after 10 p.m.
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Residents Receive Anti-Burglary Advice
Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger told Woodsdale residents an investigation into neighborhood burglaries is "moving in the right direction" and that there is "no need to be in fea.
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Updated Trick-or-Treat Times
Trick or treat will go ahead as scheduled from 6:30-7:30 p.m. today in Wheeling. Several other local towns and villages will hold trick or treat tonight as well, but others have opted to change plans due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy.
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