BRIDGEPORT — More than 20 years after James Cornelius McGhee was murdered in Belmont County, his daughter set out to solve the case. Madison McGhee was just 6 years old when her father died in 2002, but her family didn’t tell her that he was murdered until much later in her life. In ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Frosty’s Frozen Frenzy, which opened in St. Clairsville last year as a frozen treat stand, won’t be going anywhere — at least for the time being. The future of the local shaved ice and ice cream stand was up for debate last fall, but owner Kim Davis said the matter ...

STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners signed off on an agreement Thursday that will allow their sheriff’s deputies to assume responsibility for law enforcement in Yorkville. Village officials had already approved the contract, prepared by Assistant Prosecutor Shawn ...

Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot. Officers had shocked him with a Taser and pinned him as he pleaded that he couldn’t ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — For nearly 30 years, students from local schools have displayed hundreds of science projects at Belmont College. The halls were recently filled again with scientific inquiry. Forty-seven students from four local schools competed in the 2024 District 16 Science Fair at ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Money is now available to help qualified local residents mitigate lead hazards in their homes. The Belmont County Board of Commissioners this week announced the county’s participation in the Lead Safe Ohio program. The Lead Safe initiative is a grant-funded program ...