Weirton

Weirton City Council to Consider New Health Insurance Proposal

River News Network Staff - December 8, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. — City Council is scheduled to consider a proposal from Highmark to provide health insurance coverage for city employees during its regular...

Ohio Valley Police Dept. Schedules Sobriety Checkpoint

River News Network Staff - November 20, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. — The Weirton Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, as part of an impaired-driving enforcement effort...

Weirton City Council to discuss purchasing procedures

River News Network Staff - November 10, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - Weirton City Council has on the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled tonight at 7 a resolution to modify the city’s...

Weirton Sponsoring Food and Toy Drive

River News Network Staff - November 7, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - The City of Weirton is sponsoring a toy and food drive through Dec. 5. Donation box locations are placed throughout the...

Weirton Ranked 2nd in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 “Best Places to Retire”

River News Network Staff - November 6, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. — U.S. News & World Report has named Weirton, West Virginia the No. 2 Best Place to Retire in the United States...

Traffic advisory for US 22 in Weirton

River News Network Staff - November 6, 2025

Hancock County, W.Va. – A portion of US 22, eastbound and westbound in Weirton between the Hancock County line and the Pennsylvania state line,...

Traffic advisory: Weirton road closing

River News Network Staff - October 15, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - A portion of Penco Road in Weirton will be closed for the Madonna High School Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 24,...

West Virginia couple donates $100,000 to local charity

River News Network Staff - October 10, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - Community Bread Basket in Weirton, which currently makes about 250 food baskets per month for families in Hancock and Brooke Counties,...