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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) • ...

Many towns are unprepared to handle train derailments and hazmat spills

A train derails and spills at least 1,000 gallons of hazardous materials in the U.S. about once every two months. Nearly half of those derailments resulted in evacuations; more than a quarter resulted in a fire or explosion since 2015, an analysis of federal derailment data showed. And many ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pre-trial hearing scheduled for former deputy

NEW CUMBERLAND — The next court appearance for a former Hancock County sheriff’s deputy charged with child pornography possession won’t be a trial after all. According to a Hancock County Circuit Court spokesperson, Patrick Hoder now is slated for a pretrial hearing at 9 a.m. Sept. ...