The series we ran last month on the Bellaire Bridge — it wrapped up Sunday — has exposed some very serious issues. First, just who is responsible for the span? Second, what happens if the unthinkable (is it really so unthinkable after the tragedy that took place in Baltimore this week?) ...

This weekend Christians around the world celebrate the holiest of days — Easter. It is the day that commemorates not only sacrifice but resurrection. It is a celebration of light, hope, renewal and promise. “The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are ...

No one likes to hear “I told you so,” but officials in Martins Ferry, Ohio, are hearing that and more as a fracking waste recycling facility is facing a complaint filed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in Belmont County Common Pleas Court. Filed March 25, the complaint requests a ...

Ohio is working at every angle to attack the substance abuse epidemic that continues to grip our region. A recent change could make a big difference in the way we think about and react to drug overdoses. For many of us the overdose data with which we are familiar involves fatalities. That ...

There may be no more giving soul in the Ohio Valley than Bishop Darrell Cummings. He leads his flock at Bethlehem Apostolic Temple in Wheeling; he feeds the hungry during the holidays; Christmas for many is made brighter through his works; youngsters go back to school with all the supplies they ...

Eastern West Virginia is on fire. Days of dry, windy weather supported wildfires that have burned thousands of acres, particularly in Berkeley, Hardy, Hampshire, Morgan and Pendleton counties. According to Assistant State Forester Linda Carnell, who spoke with West Virginia Public ...