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With Halloween coming up this Saturday, this means that many will have their eyes on the weather forecast to see of the weather has tricks up its sleeve, or if the weather will be more of a treat. Starting with a wide-look at the next 2 days, which includes Friday & Saturday (Halloween), the weather [...]
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) - A Halloween tradition returned to Wheeling on Thursday, bringing families together for a free screening of "It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" while also sharing an anti-smoking and anti-vaping message with children. Dr. Mercer's Great Pumpkin Party", held at Wheeling Heritage Port, was organized by Dr. William Mercer, who said the [...]
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) - Break out the birthday cake, it’s time to celebrate! Ritchie Elementary School is celebrating 100 years of serving kids in the Wheeling community. As a part of this milestone, the school is having alumni come to talk to the students at the end of each nine weeks. On Thursday, three alumni [...]
Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed Thursday that an ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother is no longer running.
BELMONT COUNTY, OH (WTRF) - The so-called mystery phone traveled a clear path through several states straight to the scene of the murders of Tom and Angela Strussion in Belmont, Ohio. In day 4 of the Andrew Griffin double-murder and arson trial, technology provides evidence including highway license plate readers that took pictures of the [...]
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) - Firefighters and community members gathered Thursday to honor those who gave their lives protecting their community. Wheeling Fire Department held its annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ceremony, which marked the 35th anniversary of Assistant Chief Robert Foster's passing in the line of duty. Chief Jim Blazier says that due to the time [...]
GLEN DALE, W.Va. (WTRF) - John Marshall students created a 14-foot-tall sculpture for a new medical center. WVU Medicine wanted a sculpture created locally for the Robert Sonneborn Family Pediatric Center and asked John Marshall students to help. The students were given some specs but had a lot of creative freedom. They came up with [...]
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) - Students at Saint Michael Parish School held their annual pumpkin drop Thursday afternoon. Now in its 18th year, it's one of the longest running pumpkin drops in the area. Students build boxes to protect their pumpkins using various materials like rubber, foam, pillows, blankets, bubble wrap and tape. The pumpkins are then [...]
BLOOMINGDALE, Ohio (WTRF) - Students in the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School Health Technologies Program hosted their first of three blood drives of the school year Thursday. The JVS partnered with the American Red Cross for the event, which accepted appointments and walk-ins. The students helped with registration and canteen services and assisted donors, while Red Cross members [...]
BEECH BOTTOM, W.Va. (WTRF) - Gov. Patrick Morrisey visited Beech Bottom to announce major investments in the village water system. As part of the investment, $283,000 will go toward repairing two water storage tanks that serve around 550 residents and local industrial sites. The state is also contributing another $400,000 to finish a larger $3 [...]
COLUMBUS, OH (WTRF) - Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson joined a coalition of 36 attorneys general in announcing an agreement requiring General Motors to pay $220 million over allegations that it illegally sold consumers' driving behavior and location data to third parties. Ohio will receive $8,076,105 from the settlement, which requires GM to obtain express [...]
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $3,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of an 18-year-old who escaped from a Wheeling detention center. Xander Ball, who is charged with attempted murder, escaped from the facility on Oct. 10. Authorities said he was allegedly involved in a July shooting that [...]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTRF) — Nine organizations and county governments serving the Ohio Valley received 10 grants totaling $1,466,449 through West Virginia’s Victims of Crime Act program. The local funding is part of $17,178,347 awarded through 81 grants across the state. The money will support counseling, emergency shelter, advocacy, transportation and other services for victims of [...]
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTRF) - The Richland Township Police Department is attempting to identify the individual in the photos below regarding a theft of a wallet that occurred at a Walmart located at 150 Town Centre Drive in Richland Township. If you have any information about the identity of the individual involved, do not post [...]
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — As October comes to an end and November approaches, the Ohio Valley is preparing for another seasonal change. While temperatures have remained warmer than average, one thing will certainly change this weekend: the time the sun sets. Daylight saving time officially comes to an end Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 a.m., [...]
