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How West Virginia's first transgender elected official is influencing local politics
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — When Rosemary Ketchum gets introduced as the first openly transgender person to win elective office in West Virginia, there's often a shocked look that comes across people's faces. “Folks will be like, ‘How did that happen?’ As if it's like I won the...
A man claims he operated a food truck to get a pandemic loan. Prosecutors say he was an inmate
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man who obtained a government loan during the pandemic after falsely claiming he was operating a food truck despite being an inmate at the time has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison, prosecutors said Wednesday. Anton Demetrius...
WesBanco: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — WesBanco Inc. (WSBC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $35.7 million. The Wheeling, West Virginia-based bank said it had earnings of 56 cents per share. The results met Wall Street expectations. The...
In race for his Senate seat, Joe Manchin endorses West Virginia Democratic Mayor Glenn Elliott
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Outgoing U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin endorsed the mayor of Wheeling on Monday in the Democratic primary race for his seat representing deep-red West Virginia, where Manchin is the only Democrat holding statewide office. In a video released by Democrat Glenn...
