Author: Steve Novotney

Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 33 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, host baseball-related talks shows on Pittsburgh’s ESPN, and as a daily, all-topics talk show host in the Wheeling and Steubenville markets since 2004. Novotney is the co-owner, editor, and co-publisher of LEDE News, and is the host of “Novotney Now,” a daily program that airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on River Talk 100.1 & 100.9 FM.

No Update, No Names

Community
If the names of the two drivers involved are released by the Wheeling Police Department, LEDE News will not publish them because we feel there is no need to report them.

Wheeling Denied Funding for Downtown Roads

News
The city of Wheeling was not awarded a $15.3 million BUILD Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation despite the support from all three of the federal lawmakers representing the Northern Panhandle.

Another Mob Series?

Free Speech
Since LEDE launched more than a week ago, there’s been a plethora of questions posed: How often will the site publish new content?Can press releases be sent...

A Tragedy for All Involved

News
It was a pair of incidents that shocked residents of the Upper Ohio Valley and elevated the local area to national news this week,...

An OPEN LETTER To …

Free Speech
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE AREA’S KEYBOARD COWARDS: There’s a reason why your comments vanish from social media, and it’s a solid wager most of the...

‘Fatalities, yes. This? No.’

News
It is an unimaginable, unthinkable tragedy, and that is why investigators continue working this evening to piece together the information collected today at the...

Update: A Fatal Morning

News
UPDATE: The Wheeling Police Department has released the name of the victim from this morning’s accident. The victim’s name is Michelle Lynn Czoka, a 54-year...

Braden’s Race to IT

Community
Travis Braden is a racecar driver who travels the country and turns left a lot to earn a living, and that is because he possesses an...

Cuts Coming in West Virginia

Community
He expects election-year “lightning bolt” proposals during the upcoming regular session in Charleston, but W.Va. Sen. Bill Ihlenfeld also believes much of his attention will focus...

To Complain or Not

Free Speech
For more than two years here in the Upper Ohio Valley, the top complaint from residents involved the condition of the roads. The decay is very...

Freedom Of Information

News
This feature on LEDE News may not appear weekly but instead when we must file a FOIA Request with whatever branch of government we deem needs...

An OPEN LETTER To …

Free Speech
AN OPEN LETTER TO W.VA. SENATE PRESIDENT MITCH CARMICHAEL: Last year, it was charter schools despite public opinion. This year? In an election year? Let’s see … A...
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