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Local provider among 455 defendants charged in $6.5 billion health care fraud sweep

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WHEELING – The Northern District of West Virginia is among dozens of federal jurisdictions participating in a nationwide health care fraud enforcement action that resulted in charges against 455 defendants tied to more than $6.5 billion in alleged fraudulent claims, federal officials announced Tuesday. U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey said the district announced civil settlements with two defendants as part of the 2026 Department of Justice National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a coordinated effort spanning 56 federal districts and 45 states and territories. Officials said the local ...

Weirton Rotary Club awards scholarships to local graduates

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WEIRTON – Members of the Weirton Rotary Club honored four recent high school graduates for their accomplishments, while giving them some additional support as they head into their college career. Each year the club selects four graduates – one each from Weir, Madonna, Brooke, and Oak Glen ...

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Craig Howell Members of three local chambers of commerce - the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooke County Area Chamber of Commerce and the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, gathered Wednesday evening for a combined Business After Hours event, hosted at the Holiday Inn-Weirton ...

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Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Dogged: A city resident ended up in custody Saturday after she allegedly yelled obscenities and screamed at an officer who had asked her to get a dog running loose in front of her under control before it got too close to Juneteenth festival-goers. Police said Sheala M. Cronin Dembele, 35, 808 N. 8th St., was booked into the county jail with no bond on charges of assaulting an officer, resisting arrest, persistent disorderly, obstruction and having a dog at large. When the officer initially told Dembele to grab the dog she allegedly “started ...

Block party to kick off July 4 festivities in Wellsburg

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WELLSBURG – A week of festivities in honor of Independence Day will kick off Friday night, with a block party organized by the Wellsburg Urban Renewal Authority. Area residents are invited to the Wellsburg Town Square from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, for the first of a series of summer block parties. The festivities will include live music from Matt Hill and Friends, along with food and other refreshments from Taters Food Truck, Rusty Bull Taco Co., Dr. Sweets, and Carenbauer Distributing. Additional local vendors also will be on site. Headline sponsors include Jimmy Willis, House of ...

Brooke County Commission could start awarding opioid funds soon

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WELLSBURG – After receiving one more request, Brooke County commissioners indicated they could soon begin distributing the county's allotment of West Virginia opioid settlement funds. As of Tuesday, commissioners had received requests for a portion of the estimated $1.1 million in opioid funds from close to 10 agencies. “We're going to be reviewing them,” Commissioner Tommy Diserio said during the commission's regular meeting Tuesday morning, adding approvals for the requests would be taking place during regular commission meetings. Previously, requests for funds had been ...