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Steubenville Police Bounce back: A caller reported seeing a man lying in a doorway in the 500 block of Grandview Avenue with needles around him, Wednesday. Police checked the residence but didn’t find anyone there, though there were needles on the floor. Threats: A city resident said a man was pounding on her back door, Tuesday. She told them the male was making threats that caused her to be fearful, but he was gone when police arrived. Threatened: A city resident said her ex-boyfriend showed up at her residence uninvited, Tuesday. She said he knocked on the door and when she ...

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Brooke County Sheriff Charged: Devin T. Silver, 31, 127 10th St., Wellsburg, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, Monday. Charged: Charles R. Latimer, 38, 23 Payton Drive, Weirton, escape from home confinement, Monday. Charged: Chad M. Lauri, 33, 230 Manor Drive, Wellsburg, driving under the influence, Monday. Charged: Robert F. Bergman, 76, 270 Buckey Hill Road, Wellsburg, brandishing, Monday. Steubenville Police Attacked: Two people told police they were northbound in the 400 block of South Sixth Street when a woman threw a rock at them, striking the car just above ...

Today’s birthdays

Mitzi McIntyre, Weirton Taylor Laukert, Wintersville Denise Swergen, Mingo Junction

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Weirton Police Charged: David E. Gallagher, 31, Kittaning, Pa., fugitive from justice, Saturday. Steubenville Police Hands off: A woman said her husband hit her above her ear, Monday. She told police she was trying to work on her relationship with him, so he’s been staying there off and on, but she saw a text message on his phone “that led to the altercation.” She said she asked him to go outside and talk with her, but once there she addressed him with a derogatory term “and he struck her with a closed fist.” Police said they didn’t see any obvious injury to her head, ...

Today’s birthdays

Cheyenne De Vaul, Steubenville Susie Huggins, Mingo Junction