(The Center Square) — A proposed ballot initiative to repeal new restrictions on recreational marijuana use in Ohio that are scheduled to take effect in March is up in the air, at least for now. Attorney general Dave Yost rejected proposed ballot language’s summary on a referendum that ...

Authorities have confirmed the identity of the person whose body was found in the Ohio River last week. According to the Wheeling Police Department, the West Virginia Medical Examiner has determined that George Zachary Lekanudos, 37, of Wheeling was the found along the shoreline of the Ohio ...

DILLONVALE — Steve Bezak III took his seat at the table during the Buckeye Local Board of Education’s organizational meeting on Monday, filling the vacancy left by member Clint Powell. Bezak succeeded Powell, who opted not to seek re-election, and was approved by voters at the polls in ...

WHEELING — At a church in Elm Grove, local congregants came together Tuesday to help spread the gospel across the globe — and do so in a different language. At Lava Ave. Baptist Church, members of that church, members of Metropolitan Baptist Church in Wheeling and other community members ...

A filter failure at the City of St. Clairsville’s water treatment plant in mid-December led to a significant spike in turbidity in the water there, but the water the residents see coming from their faucets was unharmed, according to the city’s public service and safety director. St. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed limiting states’ and Native American tribes’ power to wield the Clean Water Act to block major projects like natural gas pipelines, advancing the Trump administration’s goal of accelerating the construction of new ...