Weirton News

Change Inc. is now accepting applications from Weirton residents for assistance under its Emergency Home Repair program.

Michael Truax, 47, is set to be arraigned on a murder charge at 9 a.m. Friday. A local man is behind bars facing a second-degree murder charge.

Four adults and two children were sent to Weirton Medical Center for carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday, New Manchester Fire Chief Roger Stewart said.

Plans for the annual Renaissance Weirton Festival are starting to come together.

The Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce continues to strive towards its mission "Business and Professional people working together to make their community a better place for everyone to live and work." The Chamber recently announced the addition of a new member to its board of directors, the re-election of current board members, and the re-appointment ...

At 10:30 p.m. Saturday, no additional candidates filed for the major political races in Hancock County, according to Hancock County Clerk Eleanor Straight.

Weirton leaders want to make Three Springs Drive, home to much of the city's retail business, more pedestrian-friendly. Finance Committee members Fred Marsh, George Ash and George Kondik on Thursday voted to recommend using $138,600 in federal Transportation Enhancement Grant money to build sidewalks and improve lighting along that thoroughfare.

Library staffs and sponsors will stress the importance of reading to very young children when they launch Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Hancock County later this month.

Funds to assist with updating operations and safety equipment are on the way for 25 West Virginia fire departments.

Five local fire departments will receive some welcome assistance from Uncle Sam.

An argument between two motorists led to the death of two people on Interstate 70 Saturday near The Highlands.

The Weirton Fire Department has been awarded a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security in the amount of $132,924. According to Fire Chief Dave Lashhorn, the cost of the total projects in which the money will be utilized is $139,920, meaning the city will only pay 5 percent of the entire cost or ...

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Hancock County Commissioner Mike Swartzmiller has filed to run for re-election in the county primary in May.

Business ArcelorMittal slashing W.Va. work force by 171 by Vicki Smith MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Steel giant ArcelorMittal will lay off 171 steelworkers at its tin mill in West Virginia so it can remain competitive amid "extraordinary economic conditions,'' a company spokeswoman said Monday.

Weirton is poised to spend more than $100,000 to have a Charleston firm audit its finances through the 2011 fiscal year.

Buying a new home or refinancing a current mortgage is a big step and a huge financial commitment.

State Sen. Edwin J. Bowman, D-Hancock, has announced that he will not be seeking re-election. Bowman has held the 1st Senatorial District Senate seat longer than any other senator has in the history of West Virginia.

State Sen. Ed Bowman announced today he will not seek re-election to his 1st District senate seat in 2010.

Question: What do Mardi Gras, Valentine's Day, Williams Country Club, the Legend Band and Rotary International have in common? Answer: The Community Bread Basket of Weirton.