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A robot is helping an ailing couple stay in their home. Are more to come for an aging population?

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — After outliving Booker T. Bones, their second service dog, Brenda and Brian Marquis still needed help with some of the more difficult parts of daily life. They found Robbie, a robot that rolls out of a hallway into their living room several times a day. "Do you want to exercise now? Please answer yes or no," the caregiver robot asks 59-year-old Brian Marquis, who has been living with a traumatic brain injury since a 2012 car crash. "Yes," he responds. Then he stands up as the robot's googly-eyed digital screen "face" morphs into an exercise video that guides him ...

A ducky day in Wellsburg as part of annual Duck Derby

WELLSBURG – The rain Sunday afternoon didn’t dampen the spirits for those gathered at the Wellsburg Kiwanis Duck Derby. For the fifth year, area residents visited the Wellsburg Wharf to watch as hundreds of little rubber ducks were dropped into the Ohio River, each with a chance at ...

Area ready to celebrate Juneteenth

STEUBENVILLE — This year's commemoration of the Juneteenth national holiday will come Friday, and several area groups and organizations have planned celebrations for the weekend. In Steubenville, two events have been scheduled: One at Second Baptist Church and the other at North End Field. ...

Deal reached to end Iran war

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran have reached an initial agreement to end their war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the Gulf region and global economy more than three months since fighting began. Details of the deal were not immediately released and Iran ...

Weirton water officials making adjustments to address taste and odor issues

WEIRTON - The Weirton Area Water Board and its staff are taking preventative measures as a result of taste and odor issues detected in the water system. According to information released by the Weirton Area Water Board, other utilities along the Ohio River are experiencing similar issues of customers detecting an earthy taste or odor to their water, potentially a result of algae growth in the river. In Weirton, treatment adjustments have been made, as well as increasing the amount of well water supply and decreasing the river water supply at the water treatment plant. Additional ...