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EPA says it’s eliminating rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

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WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants. The rule change, first proposed last year, represents a fundamental shift from efforts by Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to address climate change and clean up industrial pollution. Environmental groups decried the change, saying it would come at ...

Shadyside plans to go from Halloween to Hallmark

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SHADYSIDE – The village of Shadyside will now have trick-or-treat on Halloween, Oct. 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. During village council’s meeting Monday evening, council member Melanie Haswell addressed a motion that was passed during council’s previous meeting. At the past meeting, ...

Valloric sentenced in case involving more than 10,000 images

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Former Bellaire High School teacher and track coach Shawn Valloric was sentenced to 14-15 years in prison Monday. Valloric pleaded guilty to 52 charges involving child pornography in August. In April, he was arraigned on 52 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter ...

New felony charges filed against former Brooke High principal

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WELLSBURG — Two additional felony charges have been filed in the case against the now-former principal of Brooke High School, who has been accused of hiding cameras in three girls' locker rooms at the school. Eric Michael James, 53, now faces three felony counts of intentionally ...

Staying Clean Club’s car show gears up for 10th year

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Schools Staying Clean Club, in conjunction with the Classy Chassis Car Club, is gearing up for the 10th annual Car, Truck and Bike Show on Saturday at the Ohio Valley Mall. The annual event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with registration ...

Study: Franciscan University adds $81.2M to Ohio Valley economy

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STEUBENVILLE — Franciscan University of Steubenville contributed an estimated $81.2 million in added income to the Ohio Valley economy and supported 1,146 regional jobs during the 2024-25 fiscal year, according to a new economic impact study by Lightcast. The study measured the economic ...