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Wheeling, West Virginia · WheelingST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (WTRF) -- Jerry’s Walk – Illuminating Suicide Awareness, a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention, hosted its 8th annual Suicide Awareness Walk at the St. Clairsville-Richland Township Memorial Park. Jerry’s Walk honors Jerry Williams who lost his life to suicide in 2011. His daughter, Sandy Williams, created the organization to confront the surrounding stigma and provide a safe space for those who are battl…See the Story
Jerry’s Walk hosts its 8th annual Suicide Awareness Walk
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Wheeling, West Virginia · WheelingSTEUBENVILLE, Ohio (WTRF) -- A Caring Place Child Advocacy Center hosted Sundaes with the Sheriff, an event where kids in the community could eat sundaes and enjoy inflatable obstacle courses with the local police department. ACP works with children who have been physically or sexually abused and focuses on prevention education throughout the community. With April being Child Abuse Prevention Month, ACP wanted to create a fun opportunity for fam…See the Story
Sundaes with the Sheriff brings awareness to child abuse prevention
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Wheeling, West Virginia · WheelingMCMECHEN, W.Va. (WTRF) -- Crews from three Marshall County departments responded to a large garage fire Sunday evening. The McMechen Volunteer Fire Department says a fiberglass carport caught fire at a home on 7th Street at around 7:30 p.m. No one was injured, but the blaze destroyed the carport and damaged the home and two buildings beside it. The cause is still under investigation. McMechen was assisted in the response by Glen Dale and Benwood.See the Story
Garage fire damages three buildings in McMechen
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Wheeling, West Virginia · WheelingBENWOOD, W.Va. (WTRF) -- A special ceremony was held on Sunday to honor and remember the West Virginia men and women who lost their lives on the job last year and the 119 workers who tragically lost their lives in the Benwood Mine Disaster. A bell was tolled 20 times at St. Johns Fellowship Hall in Benwood for the 20 workers who showed up for work and never returned home in 2023. The West Virginia AFL-CIO and the Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler Centra…See the Story
Honoring the Fallen: West Virginia AFL-CIO Remembers Workers Who Lost Their Lives on the Job, 100 Years After Benwood Mine Disaster
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Wheeling, West Virginia · WheelingOHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) -- A local restaurant is celebrating a very big milestone this week, and they have some special events planned for customers to help them celebrate. Quaker Steak and Lube in Wheeling will be celebrating the franchise’s 50th year of business this week, and you can join in on the celebration any day with their Anniversary Week specials. The marketing manager at the Wheeling location says tomorrow. They will kick off the…See the Story
Ohio Valley chain restaurant celebrates 50th anniversary with a week full of specials and events
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Steubenville · SteubenvilleSTEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- Twenty-four students at Wells Academy are going to Walt Disney World next week to combine physics with a little fun, according to officials with Wells Academy. School officials say that fourth-graders involved in the Disney Imagineers Club will head to Orlando, Fla., on May 5-10 to visit the Disney Imagination Campus and learn some behind-the-scenes details about the park’s mechanics. Teachers Katie Mills, Jen D’Ortenzio,…See the Story
Ohio Valley students combine physics and fun at Disney World
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Fayette County, West Virginia · Fayette CountyEMMITSBURG, Md. -- The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) announced it will host the 43rd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend (Memorial Weekend) on May 4-5, 2024 in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Organizers say this year’s national tribute will honor 89 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2023 and 137 firefighters who died in previous years. The honorees will include the following West Virginia firefighters: Ret. Firefig…See the Story
Two fallen West Virginia firefighters among 226 to be honored at National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
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Opinion · Gaza(WTRF) - Students across the country have been making their voices loud and clear when it comes to their opinions surrounding the ongoing war between Israel and Gaza. Dozens of protesters demanding Ohio State divest from Israel detained Hundreds of students and other protesters were at a demonstration at Ohio State University wearing both Palestinian and Israeli flags. The protesters are calling for Ohio State to “divest from Israel.” Afte…See the Story
[Opinion] WV Governor donates millions to a local cemetery for restoration and dozens of people detained at OSU amid protests: Here’s a look back at the week’s top stories
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