Contributed The Rotary Club of Weirton hosted members of the Weir High cheerleading team, during its meeting Wednesday, with the teens discussing their upcoming fundraiser. For $25, residents can purchase a “Let's Go Riders” yard sign, with proceeds going to the Cheer Boosters in support ...
CHARLESTON – A former teacher and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts related to grooming and sexual activity with a minor. Elliott Pritt, 36, of Oak Hill, is charged with sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and enticement of a child, and tampering with a witness, victim or informant, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Moore Capito. Pritt was arrested July 22 on the enticement charge and resigned from the House less than a week later. He was elected in ...
WELLSBURG – The final block party of the year is fast approaching. Organized by the Wellsburg Urban Redevelopment Authority, it will be held at 6 p.m., Friday, on Charles Street near the Wellsburg Town Square. Festivities will include live entertainment by Jason Treuman, food and refreshments by Taters Food Truck, Rusty Bull Taco Co., and Carenbauer Distributing. Headline sponsors include Jimmy Willis, House of Delegates; the Kookie Jar; Puskarich Accounting and Tax LLC; Almost Heaven Family Dentistry; Carenbauer Distributing; and state Sen. Ryan Weld. Additional support is ...
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has spent her recess crisscrossing West Virginia, looking at the progress that has been made in many of its corners. The West Virginia Republican was at the Mitchell Power Plant in Marshall County on Tuesday and made a stop in Morgantown on Wednesday to witness ...
MINGO JUNCTION — Five teens ages 13 to 17 were injured early Monday after the Ford Ranger they were in went over a guardrail at the intersection of Logan Avenue and Commerce Street, careened down an embankment and caught fire. Three of the youths were flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital, Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Robert Bodo said. Three of the teens were believed to be riding in the bed of the truck when the driver lost control. Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies reported one of the juveniles was located “in the brush injured, below the truck.” Another was ...
Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Vicious circle: A woman who walked away from Trinity West after her arrest earlier in the day was located Monday in the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue, police report. Melissa Marker, 39, 1402 Ridge Ave., was taken into custody for escape. Police said as they approached, “people nearby began yelling for (her) to run,” but she was taken into custody as she tried to exit a residence through the back door. Marker claimed “she ate a glass vile containing fentanyl,” and even though her tongue wasn’t bloody and she showed no sign of having ingested ...
