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Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 1:28 AM EST
|By Laura Bowen
Maxin was diagnosed with dyslexia in second grade. Now he, his mom, and local teachers are advocating for legislation that will keep kids with dyslexia from slipping through the cracks.
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Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 11:58 PM EST
|By Laura Bowen
The speaker broke down the basics of the proposed budget as well as how the governor's proposed income tax cut would impact it.
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Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:37 PM EST
|By Laura Bowen
Council approved a bid for new police cars among other measures.
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Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:32 PM EST
|By Jamie Bittner
The Senators believe there is little difference between the JR-15 and an AR-15.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:23 PM EST
|By Alexa Griffey
Sen. Brown says the TRAIN Act will help address nursing shortages in Ohio and nationally.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 4:53 PM EST
|By Alexa Griffey
More scholarships and job training opportunities can be found in DeWine’s proposed budget
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 3:56 PM EST
|By Jamie Bittner
“It’s an obvious fact," says Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.)
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 10:31 PM EST
|By Laura Bowen
City council members unanimously passed the final reading of an ordinance.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 12:22 AM EST
|By Laura Bowen
A city council member wants to get the feral and roaming cat population in Belpre under control.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 11:55 PM EST
|By Laura Bowen
Ritter said he was nominated to the position by the president of the executive committee. His term lasts one year.
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Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 3:12 PM EST
|By Alexa Griffey
On Friday, Gov. DeWine discussed his top priorities for 2023 and the issues impacting the Mid-Ohio Valley.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 7:27 PM EST
|By Jamie Bittner
Days before the March for Life rally, the House GOP advanced a measure called the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.”
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 1:48 AM EST
|By Laura Bowen
Kim Williams sponsored the resolution. She was met with passionate pushback.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 10:51 PM EST
|By Laura Bowen
Plus the first reading of an ordinance involving Discovery World parking was passed.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 6:47 PM EST
|By Jamie Bittner
House Republican leadership announces new committee and conference chairs.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 9:47 AM EST
|By Brendan Cullerton
Current Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, is the frontrunner to become the next speaker of the House, but he is short on the votes required
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 3:37 PM EST
|By Jamie Bittner
Legislation to sort out Afghan refugee status remains stalled in Congress.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 5:39 PM EST
|By Jamie Bittner
Nancy Pelosi is stepping down as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 9:30 PM EST
|By Alexa Griffey
Sen Manchin discusses a wide range of topics in End of Year press conference.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 10:06 PM EST
|By Jamie Bittner
For the past 48 years Senator Patrick Leahy has served the nation and his home state of Vermont.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 1:23 AM EST
|By Laura Bowen
WTAP has details on what this means for the baseball and soccer fields resolution as well as sports in general.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 12:56 AM EST
|By Laura Bowen
Woodyard says that mental hygiene calls should be handled differently. Here's what he wants done about it.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 6:40 PM EST
|By Laura Bowen
Think about it as a roadmap that guides the city towards its goals.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 1:13 AM EST
|By Laura Bowen
Locals brought to light an issue homeless people in Parkersburg face, a special K9 program was officially green-lighted, money was allocated for an affordable housing project, and more.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 8:29 PM EST
|By Jamie Bittner
Journalist Katie Couric joined lawmakers to announce the ‘Find it Early Act' for cancer screenings.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 11:18 PM EST
|By Laura Bowen
City council has not yet agreed on the 2023 budget.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 11:39 PM EST
|By Laura Bowen
Funding and pool design concerns were discussed.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 5:36 PM EST
|By Jamie Bittner
Senator Leahy was first elected in 1974.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 11:01 PM EST
|By Laura Bowen
Some city council members say it would make the government more efficient. Others, however, say the process wouldn't be transparent enough.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 10:22 AM EST
|By WDTV News Staff
Mooney’s announcement comes on the heels of the 2022 midterm election, where he defeated Barry Wendell for U.S. House District 2.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 6:50 PM EST
|By Mitchell Blahut
Wood County officials are looking over ballots that are both contested and mailed-in.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 4:52 PM EST
|By Mitchell Blahut
Wood County Commissioner Jimmy Colombo says that the voting down of Amendment Two is what is best for local government.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 7:04 PM EST
|By Josh Rultenberg
President Biden addressed the results of the midterm election and his own political future on Wednesday.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:50 AM EST
|By Mitchell Blahut
The Belpre City Schools Levy is voted down again for the ninth time since 1990 as voters against the levy want to not see their taxes increased.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:47 AM EST
|By Laura Bowen
WTAP caught up with candidates and officials soon after unofficial results came in.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:42 AM EST
|By Mitchell Blahut
Bill Johnson is being re-elected to his seventh term in office as Ohio Sixth District U.S. Congressman.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:37 AM EST
|By Mitchell Blahut
Vernon Criss is re-elected to the House of Delegates 12th district.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:33 AM EST
|By Mitchell Blahut
Wood County Schools receives community support with the passing of the Renewal Levy.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:40 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
Voters in West Virginia rejected four proposed amendments to the state constitution on election day.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:28 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
``Hillbilly Elegy’' author JD Vance has defeated Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan for an open U.S. Senate seat in Ohio.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:15 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
U.S. Reps. Alex Mooney and Carol Miller defeated lesser-known Democratic and Independent candidates on Tuesday in a state controlled by Republicans at every level of government.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 7:40 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
Gov. DeWine defeated Democrat Nan Whaley.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 6:30 PM EST
|By WTAP News Staff
Find a link to election results in the story.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 6:32 AM EST
|By WTAP News Staff
Polls in W. Va. & Ohio closed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 8.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 12:22 AM EST
|By Jamie Bittner
Because West Virginia has lost population, the election map was redrawn.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 10:50 PM EST
|By Laura Bowen
Here's what you need to know about each candidate.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 6:13 PM EST
|By Mitchell Blahut
The Belpre City Schools Levy is continuing to be a serious debate as it is back on the ballot.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 6:05 PM EST
|By Mitchell Blahut
Governor Jim Justice continues to go across West Virginia over his opposition to Amendment Two and talks about President Biden's comments about coal plants.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 8:32 PM EDT
|By Laura Bowen
Democrat Tanya Conrath is running against incumbent Jay Edwards for the Ohio house district 94 seat.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 11:46 PM EDT
|By Laura Bowen
Here's what you need to know about each candidate as well as what the Wood County clerk does.