ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Belmont County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Berhalter overruled a motion from the attorney of a Bellaire man accused of murder to separate the two charges he currently is facing. Virginia native Sandton Browder, 23, is being held in the Belmont County Jail on $3 ...

MARTINS FERRY – After months of renovations, the Martins Ferry Senior Center hosted its grand reopening Monday morning. Center Coordinator Melissa Finney said the center moved out of the building for five weeks in February while renovations were completed. “We got all new flooring, ...

MARTINS FERRY – Husband and wife Ron and Melinda Shaw were seriously injured in a motorcycle accident on Route 7 Saturday evening. The two were flown to UPMC in Pittsburgh, where Ron Shaw’s condition remains unknown and Melinda Shaw was reported in stable condition. Ron Shaw is a member ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — St. Clairsville officials voiced strong support Tuesday for maintaining the city’s requirement that in-ground swimming pools be enclosed by a 4-foot-high fence, despite discussion about whether automatic pool covers could serve as an alternative safety measure. The issue ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival Board honored 12 local high school students, one from each of the counties represented by the festival, during Sunday's recognition dinner at Undo's Restaurant. Counties represented by the festival are Jefferson and Belmont in ...

Two Ohio lawmakers have formed a joint House-Senate committee to study the growing number of data centers in the state. “Information empowers people to learn and make better decisions,” State Rep. Adam Holmes, R-Nashport, said at a recent news conference announcing the new committee. ...