Hancock County

Weirton Hall of Fame inductees announced

River News Network Staff - May 19, 2025

The pie’s the limit at Weirton’s baking contest

Karen Fatula-News Director - May 9, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - The City of Weirton is calling all bakers to enter its 2025 Independence Day pie baking contest. So break out the rolling...

Form Energy will make first iron-air battery shipment

River News Network Staff - May 6, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - The founder of Form Energy says the Weirton plant will ship its first iron-air batteries to a Minnesota power utility sometime...

Weirton home a total loss following fire

River News Network Staff - April 11, 2025

UPDATE: April 12, 2025 Authorities tell River News Network that the home on North 15th Street in Weirton that caught fire Friday evening is a...

Weirton poetry symposium on Wednesday celebrates National Poetry Month

River News Network Staff - April 7, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - Revive your poetic side at the Pam Makricosta Memorial Poetry Symposium this Wednesday, April 9 at the Mary H. Weir Library. The...

West Virginia man arrested after group notifies authorities of alleged child pornography materials

River News Network Staff - April 3, 2025

Hancock County, W.Va. - The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office announced that today, April 3, Victor Shreves, 65 years of age, was placed under arrest...

Hancock County Faces $2.1 Million Budget Shortfall for Fiscal Year 2026

River News Network Staff - March 11, 2025

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Hancock County Commissioners have announced significant budget cuts to address a $2.1 million gap in the county’s fiscal year 2026...

West Virgina man accused of killing a cat over reported urine smell enters plea agreement

River News Network Staff - February 28, 2025

CHESTER, W.Va. — A Chester man accused of felony animal cruelty has entered a plea agreement, though the court has deferred its acceptance for...

Five men arrested in local narcotics trafficking investigation

River News Network Staff - February 20, 2025

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. - Hancock County Sheriff J.S. Gittings announced in a press release Thursday that members of the Hancock-Brooke-Weirton Drug Task Force, Hancock...

Weir High names new head football coach

Karen Fatula-News Director - February 11, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - Quincy Wilson has been named the new head football coach at Weir High School. Weir High School Principal Ted Arneault made the...

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