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U.S. and Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on Sunday, dropping massive bombs on the country’s ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships as part of an intensifying military campaign following the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ...

Iranian state media say country’s supreme leader is dead

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, Iranian state media reported early Sunday. Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news agency reported the 86-year-old's death, without elaborating on a cause. U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Challenger Center Shares In Artemis II Excitement

While most of the excitement around today's planned launch of the Artemis II spacecraft is centered at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, there's some joy being felt for the first moon shot since 1972 in the Ohio Valley. Jackie Shia, director of Wheeling's Challenger ...

Local fire departments to benefit from SCVFD

Local fire stations received boosts from the recently-created Small County Volunteer Fire Department (SCVFD) Grant Program with Martins Ferry set to receive $10,500 and Bridgeport awarded $49,997. The program was established in the state budget and will provide nearly $8 million to 190 fire ...

Martins Ferry makes 2 arrests in 2 days

MARTINS FERRY – A search warrant executed at a residence on Walmart Street led to the arrest of a Martins Ferry man Friday morning. Kylil Bass, 28, is in the Belmont County Jail, facing charges of drug trafficking, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. The search, which was conducted by officers from the Martins Ferry and Bridgeport Police Departments as well as the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office, yielded drugs and packaging and distribution supplies. City Police Chief Vince West said the search and subsequent arrest of Bass came after Martins Ferry Police ...