Workers at a Wheeling animal shelter said the cats and dogs there helped to save their own lives – jumping to higher ground – after a burst pipe overnight Tuesday caused flooding in the building, ...

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Dozens of dogs and cats are in need of foster care after a shelter in Wheeling flooded Wednesday. More than a hundred animals were displaced from Heartland Animal Shelter, 586 Palwaukee Drive, when a ...

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — The City of Wheeling will reopen the Fitzsimmons Family Dog Park at Garden Park in Warwood on Monday, March 9. City officials said the early reopening follows requests from ...

WHEELING, Ill. (WLS) -- There were pets and cuddles galore on Sunday at Heartland Animal Shelter in Wheeling, where lucky fur babies got to be among the first to test out their new digs. The facility ...

WHEELING, Ill. (WLS) -- More than 100 pets in Wheeling are in need of supplies, adoptions and foster homes after a massive flood at Heartland Animal Shelter. The building is now unusable for the ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling University athletic students collaborated with Wheeling Heritage to place dog banners at the Fitzsimmons Family Dog Park in Wheeling. The banners featured pets of ...

A retired Wheeling Police Department dog who worked with the department for six years has died. Riggs, a 10-year-old German shepherd, partnered with officer Christopher Kanches from 2016 to 2022.