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Obstetrician Delivers 3 Sets Of Twins In Just Over 24 Hours
WHEELING, W.Va. (KDKA) — One obstetrician in Wheeling, W.Va., had a very busy day this week. Obstetrician Dr. Emily Morris delivered three sets of twins in just over 24 hours at Wheeling Hospital....
View ArticleMan Angry, Shocked After Learning Someone Else Is Buried In Mother’s Cemetery...
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PETERS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The past few days have been especially painful for Peter Mirish and his wife, Tracy, who live in Washington County. Peter’s mother, Nancy,...
View ArticlePresident Trump To Hold Rally In W.Va. On Saturday
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter WHEELING, W.Va. (KDKA) — President Donald Trump will return to West Virginia on Saturday for a rally. Trump’s campaign announced Sunday that the president will appear...
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President Trump Appears At W.Va. Rally To Support GOP Candidates
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday turned his embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh into a rallying cry for Republicans to vote in...
View ArticleOfficials: Overdose Deaths Double In Wheeling In 2018
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Drug overdose deaths doubled in one West Virginia community last year. The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register reports figures released...
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Former W.Va. Catholic Bishop’s Name Removed From Gym Amid Sex Assault...
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — The name of a former West Virginia Roman Catholic bishop at the center of a sexual assault investigation has been removed from a high school...
View ArticleWheeling City Manager Charged With DUI
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – Police in West Virginia say a city official charged with drunken driving after an accident had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the...
View ArticleFormer Moundsville, W. Va., Mayor Going To Federal Prison On Drug Charge
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A former mayor in West Virginia has been sentenced to one year and six months in federal prison on a drug distribution charge....
View ArticleW. Va. Man Accuses Middle School Teacher Of Sexual Abuse, Files Lawsuit To...
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man says his middle school teacher sexually abused him for years, gave birth to his children and threatened to take them away...
View ArticleFormer W. Va. Teacher Charged With Sexually Abusing Former Student
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a former student. The Intelligencer reports Ohio County sheriff’s deputies arrested 42-year-old Elizabeth...
View ArticleFlorida Man Sentenced For Bank Fraud In West Virginia
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – A Florida man has been sentenced to five months in prison for stealing personal information from bank customers to make purchases. Prosecutors say 26-year-old Roger Ernesto...
View ArticleWest Virginia City Manager Reinstated After DUI Plea
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – The city manager of Wheeling, West Virginia, has been reinstated to his job after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol. News outlets report the Wheeling City...
View ArticleW. Va. Principal Looking To End Race For Valedictorian Title Over Rivalries
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia high school principal says she favors proposed curriculum changes that would no longer designate a valedictorian. The Intelligencer reports Wheeling Park High...
View ArticleDonald Trump To Be At West Virginia Fundraiser On Day Robert Mueller Testifies
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will be attending a fundraiser in West Virginia on Wednesday, the day special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee. The...
View ArticleWest Virginia Business Owner Sentenced For Tax Fraud
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The owner of a bail bond company in West Virginia was sentenced to probation for tax fraud. William W. Seelbach, of Florida’s Fort Meyers, was sentenced Friday to three years...
View ArticleFormer Wheeling Magistrate Sentenced To 4 Months In Prison
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – A former magistrate in Wheeling, West Virginia has been sentenced to four months in prison on a federal tax fraud charge. The Charleston Gazette-Mail cites a statement from U.S....
View ArticleCounterfeit Bills Circulating In West Virginia
WHEELING, W. Va. (KDKA) — Counterfeit bills are circulating in West Virginia. The Wheeling Police announced Friday on Twitter that several fake dollar bills are in the Wheeling area. Several...
View ArticleShuttering West Virginia Hospital Owes City $415k
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – A closing West Virginia hospital owes the city of Wheeling more than $415,000. According to The Intelligencer, Wheeling City Manager Robert Herron says Ohio Valley Medical Center...
View ArticleWheeling Suspension Bridge Reopens
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia suspension bridge has reopened more than a month after it was closed when a charter bus weighing well over the weight limit crossed the span. The state Division...
View ArticleWheeling University Allowed To Continue Giving Degrees Under Certain...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia education officials will allow the financially troubled Wheeling University to issue degrees if the college meets a list of conditions. The West Virginia Higher...
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Man Shot, Killed On Wheeling Island
WHEELING, W. Va. (KDKA) – Police are searching for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man. On Twitter, the Wheeling Police Department said they’re investigating a shooting that happened...
View ArticleNearly 1,100 Hospital Workers To Lose Jobs As Ohio, West Virginia Hospitals...
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP/KDKA) – The closing of two hospitals on either side of the Ohio River in Ohio and West Virginia means nearly 1,100 workers are losing their jobs. The layoffs are occurring at Ohio...
View ArticleWheeling Mayor Asks State Officials To Reopen Suspension Bridge
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia mayor is asking state officials to reopen a suspension bridge. Officials closed the Wheeling Suspension Bridge indefinitely last month due to vehicles crossing...
View ArticleW. Va Man Arrested And Charged With Arson, Burglary, Strangulation, And...
INDIANA, Pa. (KDKA) — A West Virginia man is facing several charges after escaping custody from Pennsylvania State Police on October 13. Police were called to domestic violence incident on Zehner Lane...
View ArticleTwo People Killed In Accident On Interstate 470 In West Virginia
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – Police say two people were killed in a fiery accident on Interstate 470 in West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle. Wheeling police and fire spokesman Philip Stahl tells news outlets...
View ArticleWest Virginia Diocese Wants $792K From Disgraced Bishop Michael J. Bransfield
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s Roman Catholic diocese wants a former bishop to pay it more than three-quarters of a million dollars after a series of alleged sexual and financial scandals....
View ArticleWheeling Police K9 Bella Retires
WHEELING, W. Va. (KDKA) — It’s been eight years since Bella, a K9 officer in the Wheeling, West Virginia Police Department, started on the job. Today, officers said goodbye to Bella as she served her...
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Raging Fire Destroys Former Skating Rink Near Wheeling Island Casino
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say a fire has destroyed a former skating rink. Wheeling Police spokesman Philip Stahl tells news outlets the large fire took several hours to bring under...
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Rosemary Ketchum Becomes First Openly Transgender Elected Official In West...
(CNN) — Rosemary Ketchum won a seat on a City Council in West Virginia, making her the first openly transgender elected official in the state. Ketchum, 26, was elected to the Wheeling City Council,...
View ArticleWheeling Police Say Missing 15-Year-Old Girl Is Found Safe
WHEELING, W. VA. (KDKA) – Police in Wheeling say a 15-year-old girl reported missing has been found. Police say she was found safe and is back home. They thanked the public for help finding her.
View ArticleJeannette Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding West Virginia Bank
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has admitted to defrauding a West Virginia bank of more than $550,000. Randall Joseph Smail, 23, of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one...
View ArticleWheeling Hospital Offering Buyouts To Staff
WHEELING, W. Va. (KDKA) – Wheeling Hospital is offering buyouts to some of its staff after heavy financial losses. The workers will have until August 4 to decide if they are willing to take the buyout....
View ArticleMan Shot By Secret Service For Shouting Threats Near White House Recently...
WASHINGTON (AP/KDKA) — A man shot and wounded by a uniformed Secret Service officer, prompting President Donald Trump to be abruptly escorted out of a briefing room during a televised news conference,...
View ArticleWheeling Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Officials in a northern West Virginia city have unanimously approved a resolution declaring racism a health crisis. Social justice movements across the nation helped spark...
View Article2 Highway Workers Injured In West Virginia Work Zone
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials say a van hit two highway workers in a work zone. The state Department of Transportation says the workers are being treated at a hospital. Their injuries...
View ArticleSome West Virginia Cities Have Top 10 Rainiest Years
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Some cities in West Virginia had rainfall amounts last year totaling in the top 10 ever recorded. Bluefield had its second-highest annual rainfall in 2020. The National Weather...
View Article2 Workers Injured In Explosion, Fire At West Virginia Truck Cleaning Facility
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — An explosion and fire at a truck cleaning facility in West Virginia has injured two employees, officials said. The explosion was reported at a garage Monday night while a tanker...
View ArticleFormer Band Director At Multiple Local Districts Arrested On Child...
WHEELING, W. Va. (KDKA) – A former band director at multiple districts in the Pittsburgh area is facing federal child porn charges out of West Virginia. His home in Wheeling was searched a week ago,...
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Dale ‘DJ’ Shalvey, Local Man Seen On Senate Floor During Capitol Riots, Charged
By: KDKA-TV News Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. (KDKA) – Dale “DJ” Shalvey, a local man the FBI says was seen on the Senate floor in tactical gear going through documents on Jan. 6, is facing charges. The FBI...
View ArticleHistoric Wheeling Suspension Bridge To Undergo Major Repairs
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A historic West Virginia suspension bridge will be undergoing major repairs, but it’s not clear whether the span will reopen to traffic. The West Virginia Division of Highways...
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