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Police Investigating Break-Ins in Wheeling's Springdale Neighborhood Video included

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It's a nightmare for any family, but one local woman woke Wednesday morning to find it a reality: their house had been broken into overnight while they were sleeping upstairs. More>>

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New Martinsville Police Officer Saves Elderly Man After Car Fills With Toxic Fumes Video included

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A New Martinsville Police Officer is being credited with going above and beyond the call of duty after rescuing an 87 year-old Harrison County man who was found unresponsive in a disabled vehicle that was filling with toxic fumes after the radiator busted. More>>

Ohio Man Charged With Fatally Drugging Wife

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MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A central Ohio man accused of fatally drugging his bedridden wife with her prescription medications has been charged with aggravated murder. Fifty-six-year-old Jon Costell of Milford Center also was indicted in Union County for involuntary manslaughter, domestic violence and failing to provide for a functionally impaired person. He was arraigned Wednesday, with bond set at $500,000. Online jail records did not say if he had an attorney. Fifty-eight-year-old Debra Cost... More>>

Report Claims Wheeling Ranks Fourth Among Cities With Soaring Pay Wages

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The Friendly City is gaining some national attention. USA Today has put out reports for American Metro areas that are seeing an increase in pay wages and Wheeling made the list. More>>

Elderly Man Tied Up, Beaten by Two Women, One Man in Jewett Home Invasion

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The Jewett Police Department responded to the call on Tuesday around 4:30 p.m. after the victim managed to free himself from the duct tape he had been bound with and crawled to a neighbor's house.
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Trial of Woman Accused in Cadiz Murder Begins in October

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A trial date has been set for one of two suspects involved in a brutal murder at Sally Buffalo Park in Harrison County.
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Ohio Man Found Dead May Have Fallen Down Garbage Chute

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CLEVELAND (AP) - A Cleveland police official says a man found dead at a Lorain County landfill may have fallen down a five- or six-story garbage chute at Progressive Field in Cleveland and landed in a large waste container. Twenty-two-year-old Cory Barron of Fremont in northwest Ohio went missing Friday night while attending a Jason Aldean concert at the Cleveland Indians' home stadium. A worker spotted his body Monday after a garbage truck emptied its load in a landfill near Oberlin, about ... More>>

2014 Italian-American of the Year Honored at Festival Kick-Off Dinner Video included

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The 2014 Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival officially kicked off Wednesday evening with the annual dinner at the McClure Hotel Ballroom in Downtown Wheeling.In addition to good conversation, excitement about the upcoming festival and great food, this year's Italian-American of the year, Robert Gaudio, was honored.Gaudio spent 12 years on the board of the Italian Festival, six of them serving as the chair. He hung up his hat in 2012, but said he is honored to receive the award. "It's... More>>

UPDATE: Name Released in Fatal Monroe County Crash

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On Wednesday, officials released the name of a man killed in a crash in Clarington on Tuesday afternoon.
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