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Award-winning Italian film has local tie

STEUBENVILLE — When Carmine Pate talks about his father, he proudly points to the numerous movie roles he has had during a career in the film industry that has spanned more than 50 years. “He got his first break in films when he was cast in the early 1970s in a film called ‘The ...

20-year-old woman charged with aggravated murder in Belmont

A 20-year-old woman was arrested Friday on an aggravated murder charge following an investigation into a death in Belmont, according to the Belmont County Sheriff's Office. Autum Stotelmyer is currently being held in the Belmont County Jail, according to a release from Belmont County Sheriff ...

Woman arrested on aggravated murder charge in Belmont County

A 20-year-old woman was arrested Friday on an aggravated murder charge following an investigation into a death in Belmont, according to the Belmont County Sheriff's Office. Autum Stotelmyer is currently being held in the Belmont County Jail, according to a release from Belmont County Sheriff ...

Investors are buying Ohioans’ unpaid property tax debts, with 18% interest

Investors from Omaha to Chicago last year bought tens of millions of dollars worth of delinquent property tax debts from Ohio county treasurers, setting new records in several counties. This gives those institutional investors the right to collect on liens, plus up to 18% interest, from Ohioans who are buckling under the weight of post-pandemic leaps on their property tax bills. State lawmakers in 1998 legalized the sale of delinquent tax debt, joining roughly half of U.S. states that do so. Several of Ohio's biggest counties are now selling record levels of certificates, according to ...

Academy Sports + Outdoors Gearing Up For Opening

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Ohio Valley residents will soon have a new destination for sporting goods, outdoor equipment and apparel as Academy Sports + Outdoors prepares to open its newest location at the Ohio Valley Mall. Employees were putting the finishing touches on the 55,000-square-foot store ...