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W.Va. woman sentenced in fatal botched robbery

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:01:10 -0400

WHEELING, West Virginia - A Beech Bottom woman is going to prison for participating in a botched robbery in which an accomplice was killed.

Judge resets hearing for missing W.Va. girl's mom

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:32:06 -0400

WHEELING, West Virginia - A federal judge has rescheduled arguments over a plan to move the mother of a missing child from Wheeling to the Clarksburg area.

Man linked to Fla.-W.Va. pill ring gets prison

Tue, 14 May 2013 03:06:57 -0400

WHEELING, West Virginia - A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a Florida-to-West Virginia pill ring.

Ex-W.Va. teacher gets probation for guns sales

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:35:14 -0400

WHEELING, West Virginia - A longtime educator from West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle will spend three years on probation and pay a $6,000 fine for illegally selling weapons to a convicted felon from the back of his vehicle.

Year in prison for ex-W.Va. sheriff in beating

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:38:44 -0400

WHEELING, West Virginia - A former West Virginia sheriff will spend a year in federal prison for his role in the December 2010 beating of a robbery suspect.

Wheeling Jesuit seeks to build residential complex

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:26:20 -0400

WHEELING, West Virginia - A housing shortage for students and younger faculty members has Wheeling Jesuit University officials wanting to build a new residential complex.

W.Va. drug task now force has 5 full-time officers

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:04:11 -0400

WHEELING, West Virginia - A drug task force that patrols roads in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle now has five full-time officers and two K-9 units - and a growing list of successes.

Inspection finds Wheeling Tunnel in fair shape

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:25:04 -0400

WHEELING, West Virginia - An inspection shows that the Wheeling Tunnel is in fair shape three years after the completion of a $14 million renovation project.

W.Va. casino embezzlement trial begins Tuesday

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:02:05 -0400

WHEELING, West Virginia - A Virginia woman charged with embezzling more than $1 million in horse racing funds from a West Virginia casino and racetrack is getting her day in court.