W.Va. (WTRF) - 7News is your local election headquarters, and Tuesday at midnight is the deadline to register to vote in West Virginia before the May 14th primary. Perhaps the most talked about race is the one for Joe Manchin's soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat. The two most high-profile candidates on the Republican side are Governor Jim []
WEIRTON, W.Va. (WTRF) - The Cleveland Cliffs Weirton tin-plate facility officially idled on April 20th, laying off several hundred people, and leading its customers to look elsewhere. ”We just could not compete with the ruling from the ITC when they ruled against us, took away all the tariffs. It was like, if you're going to []
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) - West Virginia State Senator Ryan Weld is firing back after a Political Action Committee (PAC), WV Family Foundation, accused him of protecting pedophiles in their most recent ad posted to Facebook. The ad claims Weld’s Senate Bill 616 that passed the legislature unanimously in 2022 protects the identity of convicted []
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) - Residents and business owners who suffered any damages or losses from the flooding that occurred earlier this month can still report those damages says Marshall County EMA Director Tom Hart. In fact, he encourages residents to make reports since information is still being collected countywide and throughout the state. Although []
Harry Fred Wells, age 53, of Follansbee, West Virginia, has admitted to possession of child pornography. According to court documents and statements made in court, Wells was under investigation for inappropriate contact with a minor through social media. Officers searched his home and his phone, finding child pornography. Wells is facing up to 20 years []
A group of students at one local elementary school have been working on a project with other elementary students who are on the other side of the world. Two teachers at Woodsdale Elementary School in Wheeling have teamed up with Crumlin Primary School in Ireland after they were recruited by a non-profit organization known []
A lawsuit is claiming Kennywood kept the closure of the Steel Curtain a secret because the park wanted to increase it's ticket sales. TribLive said Joshua Miller filled a class action lawsuit against Kennywood after he allegedly bought season passes to the park. Miller said in the lawsuit that on Kennywood's website it says that []
WEST VIRGINIA -- A familiar site for many driving down rural roads in West Virginia is the name Mail Pouch Tobacco painted on barns and bridges. What is Mail Pouch Tobacco? And why is it painted in odd places such as these? Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco, according to e-WV, the West Virginia encyclopedia, is considered []
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice responded to a question on Tuesday regarding if he would allow a transgender basketball player on his girl's basketball team after a court overturned West Virginia's transgender sports ban. "To me it's a straight forward as straight forward can be. Boys competing with the girls, puts girls at a significant []
Fire crews worked hard Tuesday morning to put out a fire at a 100-year-old barn in West Virginia. The fire happened on Stoolfire Road in Ohio County. Crews say the barn is completely destroyed. No persons and no animals were inside the barn and no one was injured during the fire. Officials say the barn []
Two students from St. Vincent Parochial School were presented the Youth Guidance Award from the Elm Grove Eagles. Ayden Muldrew and Layla Wells, 8th graders at St. Vincent, were chosen due to their hard work, helpfulness, and concern for other students and staff. Their teacher, Alisa Thompson, was recognized for providing her students with guidance []
(WTRF) -- Weirton Police responded to a home Saturday to discover what they describe as a murder-suicide. 3 dead, one hospitalized after fatal shooting in Weirton Jordan Bettino and Zoe Antoniou were found dead at the residence on Miami Avenue. Suspect Brennan Bailey was also found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. A woman was taken []