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11 days in June: Trump’s path to ‘yes’ on bombing Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a week, President Donald Trump kept the world wondering whether he would join Israel's attacks on Iran in an attempt to decapitate the country's nuclear program. The guessing ended this weekend, when American stealth bombers, fighter jets and a submarine struck ...

Lawsuit pays off

BRIDGEPORT — Three years after joining a nationwide class action lawsuit, the village of Bridgeport received its first settlement check last week. During a council meeting Tuesday, Solicitor Michael Shaheen presented a check for $131,803.39 to Mayor Norma Teasdale. He noted it was the first ...

Mass gathering regulation applied

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A permit is now required when “mass gatherings” are held in Belmont County. Earlier this month, the Belmont County Board of Health amended its Sanitary Code to state that a permit must be secured in order to hold an event attended by more than 200 people that lasts ...

New Representative: Moore sworn in as Ohio House member

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Ty Moore, R-Caldwell, on Wednesday took the oath of office as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 95th House District, which includes all of Harrison, Noble and Morgan counties and portions of Belmont, Guernsey and Athens counties. “I will always be ...

Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. commemorate the end of slavery

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and attracting participants who said current events strengthened their resolve to be heard. The ...