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The 380 graduates of Wheeling Park High Schools' class of 2012 moved their tassels and accepted their diplomas before a large and enthusiastic audience at graduation held Sunday at WesBanco Arena.

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Chesapeake Energy's plan to drill for natural gas under Brooke High School should not create any problems for the more than 1,000 students who attend there each day, County Superintendent Kathy Kidder-Wilkerson said.

A recount to determine whether Ken Imer's unofficial two-vote victory over Charlie Ballouz in the 2nd Ward council race will stand has been set for 9 a.m. Tuesday in the former sheriff's tax office on the first floor of the City-County Building, Ohio County commissioners announced Wednesday.

West Virginia State Police arrested Jennifer Bennett Tuesday for allegedly exchanging nude pictures with a former student while she was a teacher at Wheeling Middle School.

Dolph Santorine - a 2010 Republican candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates - said he has left the GOP and could enter the 2012 delegate race as an Independent.

Police arrested 18-year-olds Harley Blake and Michael Bull Jr. on Thursday after responding to reports of child neglect to find cigarette burns and marijuana residue on their 7-month-old son's blankets.

Ohio County public school officials are analyzing specifics of a federal program that would offer free meals to all the students of eligible schools, weighing potential advantages and drawbacks before deciding whether to participate.

After his closest brush with victory yet in a 41-year quest for elected office, apparent runner-up Charlie Ballouz filed for a recount Wednesday morning in the race to represent Wheeling's 2nd Ward.

A week after losing his bid for a seat on Wheeling City Council, Tony Domenick asked city officials to clarify for future municipal elections where candidates for office can and cannot campaign, as well as post signs.

Thirty years after a judge ordered West Virginia to overhaul public education funding, employees of the school system at the heart of the case say they've seen little progress.

Two votes have kept Charlie Ballouz from realizing his dream to be elected to Wheeling City Council representing the 2nd Ward.

Paramedics took one student to Wheeling Hospital after a tow truck backed into an Ohio County school bus stopped at the intersection of National Road and Middle Creek Road on Monday afternoon.

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Ohio County Circuit Judge James Mazzone denied a motion by Robin Reed's defense attorney seeking the dismissal of allegations she caused the death of her 1-year-old son in January 2011.

Ohio County Delegate Ryan Ferns this morning said he will not resign his current legislative seat and will serve out the remainder of his term.

Wheeling residents William Carman and Brenda Wilhelm allegedly staged a robbery Wednesday at the Ohio County bar where Wilhelm works, but the plan was thwarted when a Department of Natural Resources officer spotted toilet paper covering the license plates on the getaway car.

West Virginia Northern Community College officials Wednesday kicked off a $3.88 million project to again expand their downtown Wheeling campus.

New Wheeling City Council members Ken Imer and David Miller will join incumbents Gloria Delbrugge, Robert "Herk" Henry, Don Atkinson and Eugene Fahey in July, as a result of the Tuesday municipal election.

Today is Election Day in West Virginia, and voters can cast ballots in the 2012 presidential primary election as well as several local and municipal races.