WTRF-TV (Wheeling, WV)

WTRF-TV, channel 7, is a TV station based in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. It is owned by West Virginia Media Holdings and serves as the main CBS affiliate for the Wheeling-Steubenville area in Ohio. In addition to CBS programming, WTRF also offers shows from MyNetworkTV and ABC through its digital subchannels (MyNetworkTV on 7.2 and ABC on 7.3). The station's studios can be found on 16th Street in downtown Wheeling, while its transmitter is situated in Bridgeport, Ohio.

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English

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Global

#49569

United States

#10167

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#323

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“Take me, I’m ready”: West Virginia flood survivor recounts near-drowning and heroic rescue

5 days ago | wtrf.com | Mary Flavin

TRIADELPHIA, W.Va. (WTRF) — As communities continue to rally together after the major flash flooding that swept through the area, one family shares their story of survival after a neighbor stepped in during a life-or-death moment. 7News sat down with Triadelphia resident Pam Pumpa, who says without their kindness, things would have taken a turn for the worse. Pam says it happened in minutes. One moment, she was on the porch with her husband, Dale, and the next, the water was waist-high.
West Virginia hiking trails that are bearable when it’s really hot

5 days ago | wtrf.com | Sam Kirk

Editor’s note: Attached video is about the dangers of heat and identifying and treating heat exhaustion and heat stroke. CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Want to take advantage of the outdoors but worried about the heat? Here are a few hiking trails in West Virginia that offer a little bit of a break from the high temperatures West Virginia will experience this week.
Ironmen hammer Tennessee to remain perfect

6 days ago | wtrf.com | Jake McGlumphy

by: Jake McGlumphy Posted: Jun 21, 2025 / 10:14 PM EDT Updated: Jun 21, 2025 / 11:32 PM EDT MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. (WTRF) — The Ohio Valley Ironmen continued their hot start on Saturday, battering the Tennessee Hornets, 82-0 in the third game of their inaugural season. The Ohio Valley has now outscored their opponents 166-0 through their first three games.
Ohio Valley Brain Ball raises awareness for Alzheimer's in style

6 days ago | wtrf.com | Jake McGlumphy

by: Jake McGlumphy Posted: Jun 21, 2025 / 09:12 PM EDT Updated: Jun 21, 2025 / 09:13 PM EDT WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — It was the third annual Ohio Valley Brain Ball in the Friendly City tonight, and guests were decked out in their best jungle-themed attire for this evening’s event.
Former OSU football player charged in fatal crash in Dublin

6 days ago | wtrf.com | Kevin Accettulla |Ava Boldizar

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) – Former Ohio State Football player Kirk Barton has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in relation to a fatal crash that occurred in Dublin on Saturday morning. Barton, 40, of Lewis Center, is suspected of driving a Ford F150 Raptor pickup truck “at a high rate of speed” eastbound on U.S. 33 before entering Historic Dublin just before 3 a.m. He then struck a Lexus on West Bridge Street, just west of Franklin Street, according to the City of Dublin.
Wheeling Park’s McLeod reflects on Gatorade Player of the Year Award

1 week ago | wtrf.com | Jake McGlumphy

by: Jake McGlumphy Posted: Jun 20, 2025 / 09:20 PM EDT Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 10:56 PM EDT WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — After compiling 39 goals and 18 assists in his senior year with the Wheeling Park Boys soccer team, Tresz McLeod was once again considered as one of the best players in the country. For 40 years, Gatorade has been honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes.
One dead after shooting in Brooke County, suspect arrested

1 week ago | wtrf.com | Steven Moore

BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – An individual was killed on Friday in a shooting on Fowler’s Hill Road in Wellsburg. The Brooke County Sheriff’s Office says they received a call for an active shooting. Deputies responded, along with officers from Wellsburg, Follansbee. The first officer on scene was able to secure and detain the suspect. The following officers that arrived tended to the victim. The victim was pronounced dead on the scene by medical officials.
Ohio woman calls for local help after storm-toppled tree threatens her home

1 week ago | wtrf.com | Jake McGlumphy

by: Jake McGlumphy Posted: Jun 20, 2025 / 06:21 PM EDT Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 06:21 PM EDT BELMONT COUNTY, OH (WTRF) – Mother nature is continuing to take a toll on residents here in the Ohio Valley. Just after midnight on Friday, Margaret Tennant was startled inside her Bellaire home after what she thought was thunder ended being a large tree that had crashed to the ground in her yard.
Trinity Medical Center hosts local blood drive as Red Cross warns of urgent need

1 week ago | wtrf.com | Mary Flavin

by: Mary Flavin Posted: Jun 20, 2025 / 05:49 PM EDT Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 06:20 PM EDT JEFFERSON COUNTY, OH (WTRF) – Trinity Health System teamed up with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive at Trinity Medical Center West. Director of marketing and communications Laurie Labishak says she was happy with the turnout today; out of the 34 slots everyone was filled.
Ohio Valley artist writes song honoring flood victims

1 week ago | wtrf.com | Steven Moore

by: Steven Moore Posted: Jun 20, 2025 / 05:40 PM EDT Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 06:20 PM EDT OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – A local songwriter has just released a new song about the devastating flood that struck Ohio County this past weekend. Ryan Kourim, also known as Ryan Jay, was a flood victim himself back in 2005 in Rayland, Ohio.