At 11:35 p.m. Wednesday, a caller from Belmont reported that she had a temporary protection order against a male who was texting her 15-year-old daughter, who is also a protected party. An officer responded and took information for a report. At 10:05 p.m. Wednesday, a caller reported that a ...

BELLAIRE — Despite last week’s special council meeting that was meant to clear the air, tensions remained high Thursday as Councilwoman Janet Richardson challenged Mayor Robert Dodrill over the administration’s handling of village finances and operations. “You are the mayor, you do run ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz, he said Thursday, a day after Iran again displayed its ability to thwart traffic through the channel. Trump also ...

A Wheeling man will serve life in prison with the possibility of parole after being sentenced Thursday in the First Judicial Circuit Court of West Virginia for the first-degree murder of his wife on Wheeling Island. Though parole is possible, Dwayne Herring, 54, was sentenced by Circuit Judge ...

Belmont County Sheriff's Office At 10:47 p.m. Monday, a caller from the West Texas Roadhouse on National Road in St. Clairsville reported that a truck with Pennsylvania plates had been running for approximately two hours in the front lot. Officers responded and reported that the driver had ...

STEUBENVILLE – Families in crisis are learning they have a valuable advocate in the Jefferson County Educational Service Center Family Support Specialist program, now marking it’s 1000th home visit. Family Support Specialist Mary Kakascik said the grant-funded program has snowballed since ...