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New trial date scheduled for alleged Bellaire murderer

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE – A new trial date has been set for Sandton Browder, who is accused of shooting and killing another man in January. Browder's trial is now scheduled for Jan. 12, 2027, in Belmont County Common Pleas Court, following a hearing Monday morning. Browder is currently being held in the Belmont County Jail on $3 million bond on one charge of murder and one charge of having a weapon while under disability. On Jan. 15, the 23-year-old Virginia native allegedly shot and killed 24-year-old Jordan Dean of North Carolina at a Bellaire home. He appeared before Common Pleas Court ...

GAO says fraud risk high in $1.1T of state-run federal programs

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Twenty federal programs that route nearly $1.1 trillion through state governments – including Medicaid, SNAP and disaster relief – are vulnerable to fraud because of how the money is distributed, the Government Accountability Office reports. The money rarely goes straight from Washington ...

Ohio Rep. wants to lower voting age in state to 16

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Sixteen-year-olds in Ohio would be allowed to vote in nonfederal elections under a proposed constitutional amendment that would lower the state’s legal voting age of 18. “Democracy is at its strongest when we encourage lifelong habits of civic engagement," said Rep. Chris Glassburn, ...

Beatty Park death due to fall, coroner reports

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STEUBENVILLE — A man found dead by hikers last week appeared to have fallen, Police Chief Wes Crawford said Monday. The victim, 52-year-old Randy Bake, was found Friday morning near the old Stone Lodge in the north end of Beatty Park. Crawford said evidence found at the scene “led officers to believe (he) may have fallen” from the structure, and after an autopsy the coroner concluded Bake’s injuries “were consistent with a fall.” Flora VerStraten-Merrin, president and founder of the Friends of Beatty Park volunteers, said the incident highlights one of the fundamental rules ...