WHEELING — West Liberty University wants to be the top university in the nation for the study and conservation of crayfish and spotted turtles while attracting additional students to “The Hilltop.” School officials were joined Thursday by many students and supporters for the ribbon ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A Wheeling man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly trying to meet a 14-year-old girl through the internet. That Facebook account the man allegedly interacted with was run by the St. Clairsville Police Department. Gary Spence, 33, was arrested, according to the St. ...

EAST PALESTINE — Oral arguments in the appeal of last year’s $600 million settlement between Norfolk Southern and residents impacted by the 2023 train derailment related to how the legal fees were determined and distributed will be heard today in Cincinnati’s Sixth Circuit Court of ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE At 9 p.m. Tuesday, an officer on a traffic stop of a West Virginia vehicle on National Road in Bridgeport near Big Lots reported that narcotics and two firearms were found. Two males were taken to jail. At 8:16 p.m. Tuesday, several units from the ...

BARNESVILLE — The Belmont County Victorian Mansion Museum will hold a Victorian Fall SPOOK-tacular festival on Saturday, Oct. 25. Activities include cemetery tours, psychic readings, and a silent movie on the back lawn. This year’s graveyard tour features Barnesville’s Northern ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 11:17 p.m. Monday, a deputy was out at an address on Howard Street in Bridgeport assisting Bridgeport Police with a domestic dispute. At 8:39 p.m. Monday, a deputy responded to the Pilot travel center on Belmont-Morristown Road for a report of a ...