Stories by Josh Eachus
Man sentenced to correctional facility for having sex with 15-year-old girl
A man will serve at least one year of incarceration and rehabilitation after pleading guilty to having sex with a 15-year-old girl. Trevor Lee Selby, 20, was sentenced to the Anthony Correctional Institute for one to five years. The facility is for young adult offenders where they’re given training to reintegrate ...
NEWS9 Special Assignment: Gone, But Not Forgotten
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio—Ghost towns, hauntings, and industrial parks are some of the things you may find on an amateur explorer’s website, forgottenoh.com. Most of the site's content features relics from around the state's major urban centers. But one local county is mentioned on the site four times. Detailed ...
Unique purse popular for females with a concealed carry permit
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va.-- With no easy way to carry their licensed, concealed weapons, some women were leaving their guns behind. But a new style of purse hitting store shelves is changing that. A local retailer tells NEWS9 the purse has become a very popular product. A specialist at ...
ONLY ON 9: Man charged with DUI causing death asks for work release
WHEELING, W.Va -- Only NEWS9 cameras were there as a man charged with DUI causing death and DUI causing injury asked an Ohio County judge for work release today. Judge David Sims and even members of the victim's family were not opposed to a work release that would allow ...
TARGET 9: Aging Infrastructure
PITTSBURGH, Pa—There are numerous locks and dams along the Ohio River. We drive by them, see them almost everyday, but often probably don't think or even look twice at them. But maybe you should put some more thought into them. Our infrastructure is aging. They are the very structures ...
Interested bidders tour ’bring the plan, name your price’ buildings
WHEELING, W.Va.— Tuesday, the city of Wheeling offered potential bidders an opportunity to tour seven of eight lots being sold off by the city. There are no price-tags, officials are going to select bids that have the best plan, regardless of price. None of those on tour who spoke ...
Police: MHIT “blitz” results in several arrests, charges, citations
WHEELING, W.Va-- The Mountaineer Highway Interdiction Team announced on Monday that recent "blitz" patrols aimed at mass cleaning of street crime has been successful. The enhanced operations over the past week resulted in a number of arrests when MHIT ventured off of the interstates and into the streets of ...
Several Wheeling properties on the market for redevelopment
WHEELING, W.Va.-- The city of Wheeling is advertising a number of properties that are up for redevelopment and there is no limitation on who can buy. With the right plan and price, any bid from anyone could be chosen. "It's something that has been in the works since about ...
2 arrested for tagging walls and garages with gang symbols, police say
WHEELING, W.Va-- While gang activity is not deemed a widespread problem in Wheeling, Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger said he wants to keep it that way by showing that what gang activity does exist won't be tolerated. Last week, NEWS9 reported the training local law enforcement was given to help ...
Wheeling announces summer events schedule
WHEELING, W.Va.—Monday, the city of Wheeling announced to residents the summer events schedule, and it's one that leaders say residents actually helped to shape. Inside of the council chambers, before members of council and other city leaders, the Wheeling's marketing and communications specialist, Allison O'Konski, laid out the plans ...
Officials: Wheeling Home Rule pilot program a success
Nearly five years ago, four cities in West Virginia were selected to pilot the Home Rule program; basically allowing those cities to make changes beyond state law that serve a greater interest. The city of Wheeling was one of them. Officials say the legislature has considered the program ...
High-schoolers learn valuable lesson from drunken-driving simulator
With prom season around the corner, schools across the Ohio Valley are not only revving up for fun, but administrators are also taking proactive steps to avert tragedy. At John Marshall High School, students participated in the Smarten Up program on Thursday, which involves a simulation of what it's like ...
Officials: Soon after Good Samaritans save mother, child from house fire, police find marijuana growing on property
A Moundsville house fire investigation that's both heartbreaking and heartwarming is now also a drug investigation. Soon after extinguishing the fire that destroyed the home on Monday, officials said they found marijuana growing on the property -- and now criminal charges are pending. The incident started as a heroic and ...
Power officials: Copper thefts in Ohio Valley at all-time high
American Electric Power officials said copper wire thefts are at an all-time high in the Ohio Valley and said the crimes are at an “epidemic level.” In a news release issued Monday morning, AEP asked the public for help fighting the problem. The company offers a reward of up to ...
Walking W.Va. coaches arrive in Ohio Valley today
Football is a game of inches, but for two middle school coaches from Barbour County, W.Va., it's a game of miles. In February, the Barbour County Board of Education voted to terminate middle school sports coaching contracts, citing budget constraints. Nick Mayle and Marcus Johnson, both football coaches, pledged ...
Local college expanding to downtown location
WHEELING, W.Va -- A local university is relocating one of its top programs. A move expected to become a building block for further downtown development in the city of Wheeling. Wheeling Jesuit University is moving its physical therapy doctoral program into downtown, and the university, along with the city, ...
Developers pull request to rezone 95 acres of Wheeling land for commercial use
Just before Wheeling City Council was expected to decide if a section of land would be rezoned from residential or commercial, the developers pulled their request for rezoning. Last month, the owners of the land, GC & P Development, introduced a plan to the city about changing the zoning of ...
Wheeling man appears in court on sex abuse charges
A Wheeling man arrested last week and charged with sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl appeared in Ohio County Magistrate Court on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. The courtroom was emotional, as family of the victim sobbed from the time the accused entered the courtroom until the time the hearing was ...
School, community mourning loss of long-time friend, athletics manager
MCMECHEN, W.Va-- Several Marshall County communities are mourning the loss of Tommy Smith today. “Dino” as he is known to most, was well-known and well-liked for his involvement in the community and with local sports teams. An article on the Bishop Donahue High School home page sums up ...
3 arrested at the highlands for shoplifting
TRIADELPHIA, W.Va. — On Monday, Ohio County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three men for stealing pro-sport cameras. Store employees at Cabelas noticed via surveillance video that the men were in the process of stealing the cameras and they notified police. Deputies caught and arrested Eric Lee McCullough, 35, of ...
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