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3 weeks ago | 
wboy.com | Mike Harris |John Lynch
by: Mike Harris, John Lynch Posted: May 14, 2025 / 02:33 PM EDT Updated: May 14, 2025 / 02:33 PM EDT WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — 20th Television is seeking paid extras for the upcoming “Prison Break” pilot set to stream on Hulu. Filming will take place from June 6 to June 30 in the Moundsville and Wheeling areas of West Virginia.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
wboy.com | John Lynch |Sam Kirk
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTRF) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are heading to the playoffs and will face the Baltimore Ravens on the road in the AFC Wild Card Round. However, the game will not be broadcast on local channels, but on Amazon Prime instead. Those with Amazon Prime Video can watch the game by logging into their account on the Prime Video app, an Amazon device or web browser. The game is scheduled for Saturday, Jan.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
wboy.com | John Lynch |Joey Rather
NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. (WTRF) — The Wetzel County Board of Education voted yes to consolidate four schools into two on Friday morning during a special meeting. The vote was to approve the consolidation of Paden City High School, Magnolia High School, Valley High School and Hundred High School. The consolidations will send Hundred High School students to Valley High School and Paden City students to Magnolia High School. Both moves are set to take effect starting during the 2025-2026 school year.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
wboy.com | John Lynch
PITTSBURGH (WTRF) — It’s October, and that means it’s time for Oktoberfest. This year, Oktoberfest in Pittsburgh will feature a unique attraction—a 60-foot Ferris wheel on the Roberto Clemente Bridge. In fact, the entire Sixth Street Bridge will feature a family-friendly zone that will include games, vendors, and activities. The 60-foot Ferris wheel will be on the bridge for the duration of the event allowing customers to get unique views of the city and sister bridges like never before.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
wboy.com | John Lynch
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTRF) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost directed his office to research legal avenues to stop the federal government from sending an unlimited number of migrants to Ohio communities. Yost says the directive comes in response to concerns from communities, particularly Springfield in Clark County, that have been inundated and overwhelmed by surging migrant populations.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
wboy.com | John Lynch
NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. (WTRF) — The Wetzel County School Board voted ‘yes’ on Friday for the county superintendent and staff to create a plan for consolidation of schools in the county, which could cut two high schools. The board voted 3-1 to allow Superintendent Cassandra Porter and her staff to create a plan to present to the West Virginia Board of Education about consolidating schools in the county.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
wboy.com | John Lynch
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — An untitled jailhouse movie will be filming in West Virginia and is currently looking for paid extras and stand-ins. Mosser Casting said it will be filming from Sept. 9 until Oct. 4 around Wheeling and Moundsville with no filling on the weekends. The film is looking for background ages 18+ to portray various roles such as Prisoners, Guards, Department of Corrections Employees, Police, EMTs, Diner Patrons, etc. as well as Stand-ins.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
wboy.com | John Lynch
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — Twenty-four Republican governors joined together, writing a letter to President Biden to state their united opposition to two proposals currently under negotiation that would grant the World Health Organization (WHO) unprecedented and unconstitutional powers over the United States and its people. The governors stated that “if adopted, these agreements would seek to elevate the WHO from an advisory body to a global authority in public health.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
wboy.com | John Lynch |Sam Kirk
KENNA, W.Va. (WTRF) — A West Virginia fisherman held a state fishing record for about an hour and 15 minutes until his fishing partner caught a bigger fish—rebreaking the same record. According to a press release from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR), Lindell Marker of Sod, W.Va., caught a 17.36-inch black crappie at 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 8, surpassing the previous length record of 17.32 inches set by Craig Webb, also at Woodrum Lake, earlier this year.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
wboy.com | John Lynch
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — During his media briefing on Wednesday, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice told Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott to “get a life.”The Wheeling Mayor took to social media earlier this week to criticize the Governor when he was in Wheeling for an event to unveil a new statue honoring West Virginia’s first governor, Arthur Boreman. “He showed up 45 minutes late, leaving a large crowd of mostly senior citizens waiting in their seats in the sun on the hottest day of the year.
