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Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across U.S. as storm leaves at least 37 dead

PIEDMONT, Mo. (AP) — Residents pounded by unusually vicious weather across parts of the U.S. surveyed damage Sunday from violent tornadoes, high winds and blinding dust storms that decimated homes and other structures and left at least 37 people dead. National Weather Service meteorologist Cody Snell said tornado watches remained in effect for portions of the Carolinas, east Georgia and northern Florida. He said the main threat would be damaging winds, but there is the possibility of more tornadoes. “As we go through the day today, there still is the potential for severe weather ...

Trump administration ramps up rhetoric targeting the courts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new populist president railed against the judiciary as they blocked his aggressive moves to restructure his country’s government and economy. This was in Mexico, where former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador eventually pushed through changes that required every judge in his country to be elected rather than appointed. The reforms, and the promise of more by his successor, caused markets to lose confidence in his country’s reliability as a place to invest, which led its currency to weaken. It was one in a series of assaults that populists around the ...

Ohio Valley Newsliners

BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT At 7:36 a.m. Friday, an officer on a traffic stop on Interstate 70 westbound near exit 220 in Pease Township issued a warning to a motorist for an equipment violation. At 10:43 p.m. Thursday, a sergeant responded to a report of a vehicle left unattended with its lights on and heavy front-end damage in the parking lot of Kroger in the Ohio Valley Plaza, St. Clairsville. The officer reportedly located the motorist, a female with a valid Florida operator’s license. At 9:48 p.m. Thursday, a caller from an address on Boyd Avenue in Bridgeport ...

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BRIDGEPORT MASONIC Blue Lodge 181 is having its annual fish fry every Friday through Lent, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Canadian white fish, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, french fries and onion rings will be served at the lodge at 502 S. Lincoln St., Bridgeport. MARTINS FERRY Knights of Columbus will hold a Lenten fish fry at the council home, 25 N. Fourth St. each Friday of Lent. Hours will be from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. or until the fish is sold out. Eat-in or takeout orders are available. Menu includes Coleman’s fish, onion rings, french fries, cole slaw, pop, water or tea. Call ...

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Bills have two free agents facing drug suspensions

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills stand to open the season minus two new free-agent defensive line additions upon learning Larry Ogunjobi and Michael Hoecht both face six-game suspensions for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs policy, general manager Brandon Beane announced Friday. “It’s not ideal to have two guys with that, but both guys have never had any issues off the field,” Beane said. “It’s a tough lesson of where do you get your supplements or whatever happened.” Whatever happened is suddenly hampering the Bills retooled line, with ...