MORRISTOWN — The Ohio Department of Transportation is kicking off its multi-year Exit 208 interchange construction project. The project includes widening the Interstate 70 overpass and adding additional lanes on State Route 149, which runs under the bridge. The $27 million project is ...
STEUBENVILLE — Area law enforcement officers spent an afternoon training in jiu-jitsu techniques recently, a skillset organizers say can help keep them — and the public — safer. Attorney General Andy Wilson kicked off the training session at Steubenville Strength & Wellness, 227 N. ...
BELLAIRE — Detectives with the Belmont County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Unit arrested James L. White, 25, of Bellaire on multiple felony charges following an extensive investigation into allegations of sexual offenses involving minors Wednesday. The investigation began after ...
WHEELING — The case of a former Wheeling Middle School principal charged with a felony count of child abuse is headed to a grand jury. A preliminary hearing for Rich McCardle was held Tuesday in Ohio County Magistrate Court before Magistrate Mike Lemmon to determine whether there was ...
CHARLESTON – Several Republican members of the West Virginia Legislature are encouraging the state’s two U.S. senators to back a ban on greyhound racing included in the latest version of the federal farm bill, while two lawmakers from Ohio County expressed support for the industry. In a letter sent Monday to U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both R-W.Va., eight members of the West Virginia Legislature urged the senators to endorse the Greyhound Protection Act within the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026. The letter was first reported by West Virginia Public ...
— 11:46 p.m. Sunday, a 911 call with an open line was received from an address in Bellaire. A male could be heard cutting in and out on the line before it disconnected, the report stated. A deputy responded. The male was reporting an underage party in Shadyside, according to the officer, who passed information along to Shadyside Police. — 11:26 p.m. Sunday, a deputy at the Belmont County Jail escorted an inmate to Trinity Hospital in St. Clairsville for an evaluation. The deputy subsequently transported the inmate back to jail. — 10:54 p.m. Sunday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol ...
