WHEELING — A new life entered the world just after midnight on New Year’s Day and became the newest and youngest resident of the Ohio Valley. Baby boy Beekon Ray Meade was born to Brooke and Phillip Meade of Woodsfield at 12:18 a.m. Thursday at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital. He was the ...

MARTINS FERRY — One person is confirmed dead after a Wednesday morning fire destroyed a Pearl Street duplex in Martins Ferry, while damaging others. Martins Ferry Fire Chief I Justin Smith said Wednesday afternoon that the victim’s family had been notified and there were members of the ...

(The Center Square) — More than 100,000 Ohioans working for minimum wage can expect a raise on Thursday. The state’s minimum wage, tied to inflation, will go from $10.70 an hour to $11 in the new year, impacting 103,800 people currently paid less than the new figure. Also, the tipped ...

EAST PALESTINE — Partial payments are beginning to reach residents impacted by the 2023 East Palestine train derailment, more than a year after class counsel promised personal injury compensation would be issued. According to a statement posted on the settlement website, initial, partial ...

Martins Ferry Fire Chief I Justin Smith confirmed that one person has died from the fire on Pearl Street. The family has been notified and members of the family were on scene. Smith was not releasing any other information as of Wednesday afternoon. 11 a.m. update The Pearl Street home ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — After a house fire damaged the Zhu family’s home on Dec. 26 the Ohio Valley community banded together to support the family through ordering meals at their family restaurant Zhuzi. When Zhuzi employee Kaleigh Carpenter saw the family needed help she quickly took to ...