CHARLESTON – Two students from Weirton Madonna High School have been recognized as honorary secretaries of state for their efforts to register members of the school's senior class to vote. Rylee Birkhimer and Alenna Alatis, both members of Madonna's Class of 2026, were among those visiting ...
STEUBENVILLE — A Dillonvale man who allegedly used threats and force to manipulate a juvenile into having sex with him was among seven people indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury Wednesday. An amended indictment also was returned against an eighth defendant accused of beating and strangling his then-girlfriend repeatedly over a 72-hour period in 2024. Grand jurors ordered Kory Eugene Davis, 38, 4778 State Route 150, Dillonvale, to stand trial on two counts of rape, one count of sexual battery and one count of gross sexual imposition, all felonies. The indictment alleges Davis ...
WEIRTON - The Weirton Area Water Board has lifted the boil order for the area of Starvaggi Drive, effective at 7:40 a.m. today. The order, which included Starvaggi Drive, Millsop Drive, and Parkview Drive, was issued Wednesday following work on a water line valve in the area. Customers in the affected area may resume using water without any restrictions or requirement to boil their water.
STEUBENVILLE — A Mingo Junction man admitted Wednesday to threatening to kill his ex-wife and another family member who jumped from a second-floor window to escape him in a 2024 incident. Tyler Scott Vannest, 35, was sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Joseph Bruzzese to the maximum penalty of ...
BETHANY — Bethany College will welcome veteran CBS News correspondent and Emmy Award-winning journalist Bob Orr to deliver the commencement address for the Class of 2026 Saturday. Orr, part of the college's Class of 1975, will be awarded an honorary degree during the ceremony, while the ...
WEST LIBERTY — West Liberty University will celebrate its spring commencement ceremony Saturday. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. inside the Academic, Sports, and Recreation Complex on the university's campus. In addition to conveying degrees in an array of undergraduate and graduate programs, Saturday's ceremony also will mark the first graduating class of West Liberty's Doctor of Education program. Eight graduates will receive their doctoral degrees. Stephanie Shaw, a West Liberty University alumna and vice president of global corporate products at InterContinental Hotels ...
