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Community comes together for Bethlehem Apostolic Temple Easter giveaway

WHEELING – Unseasonably warm and sunny spring weather greeted people gathered outside the North Wheeling Community Dream Center on Saturday, when the Bethlehem Apostolic Temple and a team of volunteers helped make Easter a little brighter for hundreds of local families. A total of 307 people ...

Military veteran in distress found safe in Belmont County

A military veteran in distress was found safe after fleeing into the woods near High Ridge Road in St. Clairsville, Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack said. Zusack said the Ohio State Highway Patrol originally got a call early Saturday morning about someone driving a car through the yards ...

Update: More details released on Belmont County incident

The person found by authorities in St. Clairsville on Saturday was a military veteran in a state of crisis, said Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack. Law enforcment from throughout the region converged in the area near High Ridge Road to search for the 43-year-old man, who had fled to the ...

JVS students go to jail, but for educational purposes

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Jefferson County Joint Vocational School’s criminal justice students recently attended an immersion program at Belmont Correctional Institute. The annual program involves a weeklong visit to the correctional facility where students learn various aspects of the criminal ...

2 U.S. fighter jets shot down in Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran shot down two U.S. military planes in separate attacks Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing, in a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five weeks ago. It was the first time U.S. aircraft have been downed in the conflict and came ...