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CNBC: Ohio works for No. 1 rating

Local News July 14, 2026

Why yes, Ohio wants your business, and a global business and financial news outlet is exclaiming the wonders of the Buckeye State’s business-friendly landscape. CNBC announced on its broadcast Thursday that Ohio is America's Top State for Business in 2026.The network cited the state’s business costs, infrastructure, market access, electrical power capacity and inventory of shovel-ready sites in making its decision. Ohio's housing costs also are among the most affordable nationwide, CNBC reported. "When I took office, I promised to 'plant the seeds' of long-term investments that ...

WVNCC receives nearly $295K grant to train next generation of paramedics

Community July 14, 2026

WHEELING — As emergency medical services across West Virginia continue to face staffing shortages, West Virginia Northern Community College has secured nearly $295,000 in federal funding to help more emergency medical technicians become paramedics at little to no cost. The college has been ...

U.S. attorney reaches $4.M civil settlement with WVU Health System

Local News July 14, 2026

MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia announced Monday that West Virginia United Health System, doing business as West Virginia University Health System, has agreed to pay $4,177,139 and enter a memorandum of agreement to resolve civil allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act across various registered facilities over a seven-year span. According to a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation, WVUHS committed numerous record-keeping and reporting violations from 2017-2024. WVUHS facilities ...

Soulful Saturday

Local News July 13, 2026

Craig Howell Pittsburgh-based Soulful Femme took the stage Saturday evening as part of the July edition of Second Saturday, at the Weirton Event Center. Organized by the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, Second Saturday also featured a performance by House of Soul, along ...

Daily Happenings

Daily Happenings July 13, 2026

Birthdays July 13 Alyssa McIntyre, Indianapolis Dave Stromp, Mingo Junction Police Beat Weirton Police Edmund P. Grace, 57, 395 South 11th St., Weirton, grand larceny, July 2, arrested on warrants stemming from an incident at Cleveland Cliffs. Daniel J. Dankovchik, 62, 3645 Pennsylvania Ave., Weirton, domestic battery, July 2, arrested on a warrant from 2018. Richard Peterson, 64, 19851 Naumann Ave., Euclid, Ohio, July 5, DUI first, possession of marijuana, arrested after a traffic stop. Cristhian Michelle Lemasters, no age listed, 2516 Pennsylvania Ave., Weirton, ...

Briefs

Community July 13, 2026

Council workshop planned in Follansbee FOLLANSBEE — A workshop will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Follansbee Council Chambers. Teen Killed in Belmont County Motorcycle Crash ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A juvenile male from the Dayton area died Saturday after a motorcycle crash on County Road 214 near County Road 30, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers said the teen was traveling west on a Kawasaki ZX6R when he failed to negotiate a left curve, striking a guardrail and a tree. He died from his injuries. Belmont County Coroner Amanda Fisher said the driver's name will not ...