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Mobile lung cancer screening unit to visit Hancock County

MORGANTOWN — LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Hancock County offering low-dose computed tomography scans. LUCAS — an acronym for lung cancer screening — is a service of WVU Medicine and the WVU Cancer Institute, and has ...

D.O.R.A. approved, demolition eyed in Toronto

TORONTO — Toronto Council Monday approved the third and final reading for a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area and learned the demolition of the former Cooper Hardware building is slated to begin on Friday. The designation will allow visitors to establishments along North Fourth Street ...

Appeal arguments continue over East Palestine settlement

EAST PALESTINE — The appeal of last year’s $600 million settlement between Norfolk Southern and residents impacted by the Feb. 3, 2023, derailment and chemical spill is dead in the water, a brief filed in Cincinnati’s Sixth Court on behalf of appellees insists. “Some cases present ...

AEP foundation helps United Way

The United Way of Jefferson County has received a $10,000 donation from the AEP-Ohio Foundation. On hand for the presentation were, from left, Mike Sikora, AEP key accounts manager; Charles McGowan, AEP Steubenville DSS; Marci Snyder-Crawford, executive director of the United Way; and Frank ...

Massive rescue effort led to pulling workers from debris

CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) — Moments after an explosion erupted at a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, company firefighters, local responders and employees raced in to rescue people from the smoldering wreckage. They were able to free one injured worker who was whisked to a hospital. But one ...

Weirton again looks at city manager spending limit

WEIRTON — After a similar resolution failed earlier this year, Weirton officials are making a renewed effort to increase the spending limit placed on the city manager. As part their meeting Monday, members of Weirton Council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance “To amend ...