Police reports

January 22, 2026

Brooke County Sheriff Charged: Robert M. Owings, 63, Burgettstown, driving while suspended for driving under the influence, Tuesday. Charged: Zachary A. Starr, 30, 124 Eugene Loop, Follansbee, domestic battery, Tuesday. West Virginia State Police Charged: Skylynn Liggitt, 23, Burgettstown, possession of a controlled substance and defective equipment, Tuesday. Charged: Ashlynn M. Allen, 32, 3134 Orchard St., Weirton, possession of a controlled substance, Tuesday. Steubenville Police Common courtesy: A motorist who said he pulled into the parking lot near the UPS store to let ...

Police reports

January 21, 2026

Steubenville Police Sleeping over: A resident said she let her children’s godparents take them to Weirton on Saturday, and they still hadn’t returned them, Monday. After she contacted them Sunday, police suggested she contact Weirton police and meet them at the godparents’ residence but when she told them she didn’t have a ride to Weirton to get them, police reached out to their Weirton counterparts who did a welfare check Sunday and reported all seemed in order and unless the mother could go across the river to get them there was nothing more they could do at that point. At ...

Today’s birthdays

January 20, 2026

Nanette Masterlasco, Toronto Janette Clark, Wintersville

Police reports

January 20, 2026

Steubenville Police Must be love: A Foster Place resident claims he went to his father-in-law’s home to look for his wife and his father-in-law “assaulted him by pushing him out of the residence,” Friday. His father-in-law, who lives next door, said the caller came into his home twice: He said the first time the man entered he “threatened to hit him” but ran outside when he approached him, and the second time he came in the caller “refused to leave when told” and said he did shove him out of the residence. Police told the caller his father-in-law doesn’t want him in his ...

Birthdays

January 17, 2026

Jan. 19 Theresa Fabian, Mingo Junction Laura Work, Bergholz Jane Carbasho, Follansbee

Police reports

January 17, 2026

Police reports Mingo Junction Police Cited: Andrew Barnette, 39, Wheeling, expired registration; and Mandy Jarman, 44, 620 Scott Featner Road, speeding. Wintersville Police Cited: Frank D. Aracich, 52, Old State Route 7, Steubenville, driving while suspended; Sara M. Logsdon, 38, 486 S. Sixth St., Steubenville, driving while suspended and speeding; and Mary S. Greek, 70, 93 S. Byron Drive, expired registration. Cited for speeding: Margaret A. Merriner, 37, 121 George St., Mingo Junction; Jason E. Gomel, 50, 43 Linda Drive, Bloomingdale; Catlin J. Menapace, 30, 48542 Rapp ...