Justice
@justicehudson.bsky.social
27-year-old 6th+ generation West Virginian, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Wheeling Free Press, “manic and highly unprofessional”
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Alive and live at tonight’s Wheeling City Council meeting!
Couple things:
1. There’s a slew of ordinances totaling almost $500k for new police cruisers and equipment, and
2. A resolution and ordinance related to potential (likely) sewer bonds totaling up to $80,000,000!
Couple things:
1. There’s a slew of ordinances totaling almost $500k for new police cruisers and equipment, and
2. A resolution and ordinance related to potential (likely) sewer bonds totaling up to $80,000,000!
September 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Alive and live at tonight’s Wheeling City Council meeting!
Couple things:
1. There’s a slew of ordinances totaling almost $500k for new police cruisers and equipment, and
2. A resolution and ordinance related to potential (likely) sewer bonds totaling up to $80,000,000!
Couple things:
1. There’s a slew of ordinances totaling almost $500k for new police cruisers and equipment, and
2. A resolution and ordinance related to potential (likely) sewer bonds totaling up to $80,000,000!
Live and alive at tonight’s city council meeting! A typical slow summer agenda with some intersection amendments. A few new ordinances I’ll dig into over the next couple days before the council votes on them at their meeting next week!
August 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Live and alive at tonight’s city council meeting! A typical slow summer agenda with some intersection amendments. A few new ordinances I’ll dig into over the next couple days before the council votes on them at their meeting next week!
Live here at tonight’s city council meeting.
Biggest thing on the agenda is the expected approval of $6 million in bonds for continued sewer and water projects.
Biggest thing on the agenda is the expected approval of $6 million in bonds for continued sewer and water projects.
July 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Live here at tonight’s city council meeting.
Biggest thing on the agenda is the expected approval of $6 million in bonds for continued sewer and water projects.
Biggest thing on the agenda is the expected approval of $6 million in bonds for continued sewer and water projects.
Live here at tonight’s city council meeting. This is the start of the second year of this session’s four-year term.
July 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Live here at tonight’s city council meeting. This is the start of the second year of this session’s four-year term.
I wear many hats in life. Today’s hat is a New York-style hotdog slinger.
May 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I wear many hats in life. Today’s hat is a New York-style hotdog slinger.
Live and alive at the Wheeling City Council meeting tonight. Nothing too crazy on the agenda tonight. Street resurfacing contracts, opioid settlement funds for WTRF programming and grass cutting contracts. A chill late-spring meeting we hope!
May 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Live and alive at the Wheeling City Council meeting tonight. Nothing too crazy on the agenda tonight. Street resurfacing contracts, opioid settlement funds for WTRF programming and grass cutting contracts. A chill late-spring meeting we hope!
“Get me to God’s country”
April 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
“Get me to God’s country”
Live and alive at tonight’s city council meeting! I’m expecting it to be a full house with a public hearing about a controversial ban on feeding feral cats is on the agenda.
April 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Live and alive at tonight’s city council meeting! I’m expecting it to be a full house with a public hearing about a controversial ban on feeding feral cats is on the agenda.
WV’s Republican Congressional delegation after Trump’s speech
March 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
WV’s Republican Congressional delegation after Trump’s speech
Live and alive at tonight’s Wheeling City Council meeting! Another quick winter meeting on the books here: a couple expenditures, facade grants and new ordinances proposed.
February 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Live and alive at tonight’s Wheeling City Council meeting! Another quick winter meeting on the books here: a couple expenditures, facade grants and new ordinances proposed.
Live and alive (albeit feeling sick) for tonight’s Wheeling city council meeting! It’s expected that the city will adopt its PODA legislation tonight!
Attending via livestream as to not spread any potential germs in this here Friendly City!
Attending via livestream as to not spread any potential germs in this here Friendly City!
February 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Live and alive (albeit feeling sick) for tonight’s Wheeling city council meeting! It’s expected that the city will adopt its PODA legislation tonight!
Attending via livestream as to not spread any potential germs in this here Friendly City!
Attending via livestream as to not spread any potential germs in this here Friendly City!
Co-chair of the state Republican Party coming out against same-sex adoption in 2025. Not surprised, but definitely disappointed!
February 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Co-chair of the state Republican Party coming out against same-sex adoption in 2025. Not surprised, but definitely disappointed!
Speaking of “Christmas,” my Christmas cactus has been blooming for two months straight now! Probably due to its position near a window (cold) and low light levels in winter. I’m not complaining! The only downside is constantly cleaning up dead buds.
February 4, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Speaking of “Christmas,” my Christmas cactus has been blooming for two months straight now! Probably due to its position near a window (cold) and low light levels in winter. I’m not complaining! The only downside is constantly cleaning up dead buds.
Took the ole Christmas tree down today! This is two months earlier than last year so everyone say “good job” !!!
February 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Took the ole Christmas tree down today! This is two months earlier than last year so everyone say “good job” !!!
Gov. Patrick Morrisey reacts to exclusive coverage from Wheeling Free Press regarding WLU’s removal of DEI pages from their website.
February 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Gov. Patrick Morrisey reacts to exclusive coverage from Wheeling Free Press regarding WLU’s removal of DEI pages from their website.
This story, as many others, came because of a tip from readers like you! Because of that tip, I’m proud to say WFP was able to break this story.
You can send tips for stories—especially in the Northern Panhandle region—via email (justicexh97(@)gmail.com)
You can send tips for stories—especially in the Northern Panhandle region—via email (justicexh97(@)gmail.com)
February 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This story, as many others, came because of a tip from readers like you! Because of that tip, I’m proud to say WFP was able to break this story.
You can send tips for stories—especially in the Northern Panhandle region—via email (justicexh97(@)gmail.com)
You can send tips for stories—especially in the Northern Panhandle region—via email (justicexh97(@)gmail.com)
The President of the United States when 67 people die in a horrific plane crash.
January 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The President of the United States when 67 people die in a horrific plane crash.
Live and alive at tonight’s (cold) city council meeting. We’ve got Health and Rec, Rules, and Finance Committees before the big event! I’ll have a story out tonight!
January 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Live and alive at tonight’s (cold) city council meeting. We’ve got Health and Rec, Rules, and Finance Committees before the big event! I’ll have a story out tonight!
Disgraced entrepreneur Jeffrey Morris was sentenced to five years in federal prison in Sept. Morris and his company, Roxby Development, defrauded investors by making “materially false and fraudulent pretenses and promises.” Morris also failed to pay taxes and his employees.
December 31, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Disgraced entrepreneur Jeffrey Morris was sentenced to five years in federal prison in Sept. Morris and his company, Roxby Development, defrauded investors by making “materially false and fraudulent pretenses and promises.” Morris also failed to pay taxes and his employees.
Infrastructure upgrades were a wide, and often heated, topic for residents to discuss. The city’s downtown streetscape project saw Main Street completed, Market St. parking structure opened, and an eye-boggling $63 million hotel concept was unveiled.
December 31, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Infrastructure upgrades were a wide, and often heated, topic for residents to discuss. The city’s downtown streetscape project saw Main Street completed, Market St. parking structure opened, and an eye-boggling $63 million hotel concept was unveiled.
*Honorable mentions*
Demolitions dominated the year with the Ohio Valley Medical Center, the Wheeling Inn, and dozens of blighted properties demolished using local, state, and federal funds.
Demolitions dominated the year with the Ohio Valley Medical Center, the Wheeling Inn, and dozens of blighted properties demolished using local, state, and federal funds.
December 31, 2024 at 7:32 PM
*Honorable mentions*
Demolitions dominated the year with the Ohio Valley Medical Center, the Wheeling Inn, and dozens of blighted properties demolished using local, state, and federal funds.
Demolitions dominated the year with the Ohio Valley Medical Center, the Wheeling Inn, and dozens of blighted properties demolished using local, state, and federal funds.
On Nov. 6, the council adopted a panhandling ban in all but name. The ordinance, effective on Jan. 1, 2025, bans the exchange of items between motorists and vehicles. The police announced in Dec. that they would enforce the ban on every city street beginning in the new year.
December 31, 2024 at 6:51 PM
On Nov. 6, the council adopted a panhandling ban in all but name. The ordinance, effective on Jan. 1, 2025, bans the exchange of items between motorists and vehicles. The police announced in Dec. that they would enforce the ban on every city street beginning in the new year.
City officials moved homeless citizens to a camp under the US-250 overpass. By April, that camp was dismantled and moved to an area far from service providers. In Nov., the city moved the camp for a fourth time to an area with alleged rat infestations due city waste collection.
December 31, 2024 at 6:51 PM
City officials moved homeless citizens to a camp under the US-250 overpass. By April, that camp was dismantled and moved to an area far from service providers. In Nov., the city moved the camp for a fourth time to an area with alleged rat infestations due city waste collection.
#1 THE POLITICS OF POVERTY
In January, Wheeling began enforcing its ban on urban camping. A Jan. 18 demolition of an East Wheeling camp displaced a dozen individuals and saw many of their belongings destroyed. By March, the city spent an average of $5,500.
In January, Wheeling began enforcing its ban on urban camping. A Jan. 18 demolition of an East Wheeling camp displaced a dozen individuals and saw many of their belongings destroyed. By March, the city spent an average of $5,500.
December 31, 2024 at 6:51 PM
#1 THE POLITICS OF POVERTY
In January, Wheeling began enforcing its ban on urban camping. A Jan. 18 demolition of an East Wheeling camp displaced a dozen individuals and saw many of their belongings destroyed. By March, the city spent an average of $5,500.
In January, Wheeling began enforcing its ban on urban camping. A Jan. 18 demolition of an East Wheeling camp displaced a dozen individuals and saw many of their belongings destroyed. By March, the city spent an average of $5,500.