CHARLESTON – Efforts by Gov. Patrick Morrisey and groups affiliated with his vision for the state secured several victories in West Virginia legislative contests, but spending in opposition to other delegates and senators failed. All 100 House of Delegates seats were on the ballot for ...
Police Beat Steubenville Police Kid stuff: Juveniles causing problems at a business in the Fort Steuben Mall didn’t like it Friday when they were asked to leave. An employee told police one of the kids “began threatening to fight them outside” and asked police to remove the youth and advise him he’s banned from the premises for a year. A man who apparently knew them and was present took charge of the kids “after making them apologize to the staff.” Spreading the word: A caller reported someone screaming in the alley Saturday behind the 1300 block of Maryland Avenue. Upon ...
WEIRTON — Representatives of the city’s law enforcement community were joined by family, friends, officials and fellow first responders in front of the Weirton Municipal Building Wednesday in observance of National Police Week. Elder Michael Smith stood before the officers offering a ...
WEIRTON — A partnership designed to provide opportunities for a group of local youths celebrated the accomplishments of its first class of participants Wednesday. Officials and staff with WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center and Hancock County Schools gathered in the hospital’s Purewal ...
WELLSBURG – City officials are looking into their options following reports of vandalism at the restroom facility for Wellsburg’s ball fields. During Wednesday’s meeting of Wellsburg Council, Councilman Randy Fletcher said he had been at the ball fields at 17th Street Park because he ...
STEUBENVILLE – A water slide isn’t going to be one of the attractions when Steubenville’s newly revamped Belleview Pool reopens for the summer. The slide, manufactured in Canada, is equipped with railings that don’t meet U.S. safety standards. Council members have said they didn’t authorize the purchase and aren’t sure who did and that they learned of it only after it had been delivered. But City Manager Mike Johnson said he learned from the Ohio Department of Health Tuesday that the pool can’t open unless the slide can pass inspection—and the slide won’t pass ...
