Ohio County

Washington Avenue Bridge in Wheeling Closes for Reconstruction

River News Network Staff - December 1, 2025

WHEELING, W.Va. — Businesses along Washington Avenue are bracing for disruption as the Washington Avenue Bridge closes to all traffic beginning tomorrow for...

Firearms Deer Season Opens in West Virginia, Quarter-Million Hunters Expected

River News Network Staff - November 24, 2025

WEST VIRGINIA - Firearms deer hunting season opens today across West Virginia, and state officials say more than a quarter of a million hunters...

WVU Medicine to Merge with Independence Health Systems, Investing $800M in Five Hospitals

River News Network Staff - November 20, 2025

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine has announced a merger with Pennsylvania-based Independence Health Systems, a move that will bring five additional hospitals under the...

I-70 lane in Wheeling Tunnel area closing

River News Network Staff - November 18, 2025

Ohio County, W.Va. – The Interstate 70 westbound right lane in Wheeling will be closedfrom milepost 1.27 to milepost 0.80 from 7:30 a.m. to...

Wheeling Police Announce Road Closures for Fantasy in Lights Parade

River News Network Staff - November 17, 2025

WHEELING, W.Va. – The Wheeling Police Department will implement several road closures in the Center Wheeling and downtown areas on Friday, November 21, for the...

Lane Closure Scheduled in Wheeling

River News Network Staff - November 14, 2025

WHEELING, W.Va. — A portion of Seventh Street, between Main Street and Market Street, will have the right lane closed from 7:00 a.m. to...

Traffic advisory on WV 88, Oglebay

River News Network Staff - November 10, 2025

Ohio County, WV — A portion of WV 88, near 2477 Oglebay Drive in Wheeling, will be restricted to one lane from 8:00 a.m....

One Arrested in Shots Fired Incident Near Dog Park in Wheeling

River News Network Staff - November 10, 2025

WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling Police arrested a man Sunday after a report of shots fired in East Wheeling. Officers were called to the city’s dog park...