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Local News May 1, 2026

MARTINS FERRY POLICE Wednesday 12:09 a.m. — Officers were on State Route 7 near Aetna Street with a male walking on the highway. Officers gave the male a courtesy ride to the 700 block of Broadway Street. 5:55 p.m. — A traffic stop was initiated in the 300 block of Hanover Street. The driver, a male, was issued a verbal warning for a speed violation. 8:24 a.m. — Officers assisted the Martins Ferry Water Department with a parking complaint. Officers had negative contact with the vehicle owners. 8:43 a.m. — Martins Ferry Police and Fire Department responded to the 200 block ...

Woman accused in Bellaire McDonald’s stabbing has bond increased to $50K

Local News May 1, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A woman accused of stabbing a Bellaire McDonald’s employee appeared in Belmont County Eastern Division Court on Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing. Aryan Summer Alvarez, 30, is facing one charge of felonious assault and one charge of drug possession. Alvarez is ...

Community rallies around Bridgeport students injured in crash

Local News May 1, 2026

LANSING — Two Bridgeport High School students were involved in a serious motor vehicle wreck Wednesday evening on U.S. Route 40 in Pease Township. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 1999 BMW 232i was traveling westbound on Route 40. As it negotiated a right curve, the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a curb, an embankment and eventually a utility pole. Both the driver and passenger sustained significant injuries and were transported to Wheeling Hospital. Bridgeport Fire and EMS, Wolfhurst EMS and Brookside EMS responded to the scene, with the ...

Greyhound racing could be ending

Local News May 1, 2026

WHEELING — A provision in the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 that passed the U.S. House on Thursday would criminalize greyhound racing nationwide. That means the nation’s two remaining dog tracks — Wheeling Island Casino Hotel Racetrack and Mardi Gras Casino & Resort, both ...

Investigation continues into blast that claimed life in Steubenville

Community April 30, 2026

STEUBENVILLE — Investigators are looking for answers as to what led to Tuesday's house explosion at 202 Rosslyn Blvd. According to Fire Chief Joe Ribar, firefighters received a call concerning the blast about 8:30 p.m., and when they arrived, they found a collapsed structure with small ...

Belmont County Auditor’s website gets cloned

Local News April 30, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Cindi Henry, auditor for Belmont County, is warning residents after discovering a fraudulent version of the county auditor’s website online. Henry said the cloned site closely resembles the official Belmont County Auditor's Office website but adds an “s” to the web address, changing it from “Auditor” to “Auditors.” “Basically what it is, is the website is Belmont County Auditor not auditors. So somebody just added an S to the word auditor and when you look at it, it mimics ours,” Henry said. “It’s got all of the links that you’d go to. Theirs ...