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Weirton police offer reminder on school bus rules

WEIRTON — As the school year begins, the Weirton Police Department has issued a reminder for drivers to use extra caution and watch for students walking to school or waiting at their bus stops. In Brooke County, students reported to school for their first day Thursday, with youth in Hancock ...

Music Under the Stars makes a return to Oglebay

WHEELING — As the summer season winds down, plans are in the works to celebrate the occasion in a big way at Oglebay Park Resort as the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra presents Music Under the Stars. The free event is an annual tradition, and it caps off Oglebay’s Sunday Funday Summer Concert ...

Watchdog Group: EPA surveilled social media posts

EAST PALESTINE — Instead of looking out for the residents impacted by the 2023 train derailment, the federal Environmental Protection Agency used resources to look into the social media movements of those residents, a government watchdog group claims. According to the Government ...

WVU Medicine invests in future nurses

WHEELING — Young adults who want to be nurses, but who struggle with college because of financial or other concerns, are getting a boost from WVU Medicine, who is in need of the next generation of health care workers. A total of 26 local residents about to start college this fall were ...

Local Briefs

County road work detailed STEUBENVILLE — The Jefferson County Highway Department has released its work schedule for the coming week. It includes: • Chip and seal: Wells, Smithfield and Mount Pleasant townships • Spot paving: County Road 54 (State Park-Mooretown Road) • ...

Tony Viola to seek District 2 House seat

WEIRTON — A local businessman known for helping individuals find their new home has set his sights on a different type of house. Standing before family and friends Wednesday morning in the Weirton Room of the Millsop Community Center, Tony Viola II, broker and owner of Howard Hanna Mortimer ...