EAST PALESTINE — According to Norfolk Southern, efforts to clean-up and restore the site of the Feb. 3, 2023, train derailment and chemical release wrapped up recently. The announcement came without fanfare. It was not reported in a press release or press conference but rather in a brief ...

Flow test set for Thursday WEIRTON — A fire hydrant flow test has been scheduled for Three Springs Drive, to begin at 8 a.m. Thursday. According to the Weirton Area Water Board, residents and businesses in the affected area may experience low water pressure or discolored water during the ...

FOLLANSBEE — Follansbee Council Monday considered whether to move forward with plans to renovate the city’s fire station near the intersection of state Route 2 and Allegheny Street or to build a new one elsewhere. Mayor Scott McMahon noted last year $2.7 million in federal funds were ...

Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of one of his best-loved characters, died Tuesday at 89. Redford died “at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, ...

WELLSBURG — A Wellsburg man has been sentenced to life in prison, without chance of parole, after pleading guilty to the murder of his father, a death that had been called a suicide 37 years ago. The sentence for James Edward Adams Sr., 63, of Wellsburg was complicated initially by ...

WEIRTON — Weirton Council is updating its ordinance which codified sewer regulations in the city, making sure they meet state and federal regulations, in particular regarding improvements being made to the sewer system. During its Sept. 8 meeting, council unanimously approved, through a ...