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Valloric sentenced in case involving more than 10,000 images

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Former Bellaire High School teacher and track coach Shawn Valloric was sentenced to 14-15 years in prison Monday. Valloric pleaded guilty to 52 charges involving child pornography in August. In April, he was arraigned on 52 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter ...

Shadyside plans to go from Halloween to Hallmark

SHADYSIDE – The village of Shadyside will now have trick-or-treat on Halloween, Oct. 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. During village council’s meeting Monday evening, council member Melanie Haswell addressed a motion that was passed during council’s previous meeting. At the past meeting, ...

New felony charges filed against former Brooke High principal

WELLSBURG — Two additional felony charges have been filed in the case against the now-former principal of Brooke High School, who has been accused of hiding cameras in three girls' locker rooms at the school. Eric Michael James, 53, now faces three felony counts of intentionally ...

EPA says it’s eliminating rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants. The rule change, first proposed last year, represents a fundamental shift from efforts by Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to address climate change and clean up industrial pollution. Environmental groups decried the change, saying it would come at ...

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Wednesday — 10:06 p.m., a deputy assisted St. Clairsville police with a report of lightning striking a pole in Orchard Terrace, St. Clairsville. — 9:16 p.m., a caller reported a man's car had been vandalized in the parking lot of the Belmont County Fairgrounds on Roscoe Road in St. Clairsville. An officer responded. — 7:02 p.m., an officer conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 70 eastbound near mile marker 224 issued a warning to a motorist for expired tags. — 4:22 p.m., an officer responded to a report of domestic trouble in Bethesda. According to central dispatch, a ...

Bridgeport Schools strengthening student agency

BRIDGEPORT — The students of Bridgeport Exempted Village School District are taking a leading role in determining their futures, with educators learning new ways of making student agency central. On Sept. 8, the Bulldogs welcomed back Mike Nicholson, founder of Learning InspirED, who is ...