(The Center Square) — More than 100,000 Ohioans working for minimum wage can expect a raise on Thursday. The state’s minimum wage, tied to inflation, will go from $10.70 an hour to $11 in the new year, impacting 103,800 people currently paid less than the new figure. Also, the tipped ...

EAST PALESTINE — Partial payments are beginning to reach residents impacted by the 2023 East Palestine train derailment, more than a year after class counsel promised personal injury compensation would be issued. According to a statement posted on the settlement website, initial, partial ...

Martins Ferry Fire Chief I Justin Smith confirmed that one person has died from the fire on Pearl Street. The family has been notified and members of the family were on scene. Smith was not releasing any other information as of Wednesday afternoon. 11 a.m. update The Pearl Street home ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — After a house fire damaged the Zhu family’s home on Dec. 26 the Ohio Valley community banded together to support the family through ordering meals at their family restaurant Zhuzi. When Zhuzi employee Kaleigh Carpenter saw the family needed help she quickly took to ...

SHADYSIDE — Both Shadyside and Bellaire held swearing-in ceremonies for their new mayors on Tuesday evening. Shadyside village solicitor Kelly Kotur swore in Mayor Mike Meintel and former Bellaire Mayor Ed Marling swore in Robert Dodrill. Meintel said that he is excited to roll up his ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Trinity Health System’s Neighborhood Hospital opened its doors in July. The facility sits along U.S. 40 just east of Plaza West and is a two-story building that offers 10 emergency room beds and six inpatient beds as well as radiology and laboratory suites. Trinity ...