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Update: Brooke High Principal Charged With Felonies, Jailed On $100K Bond

Brooke High School Principal Eric James has been charged with two felony counts and is being held at Northern Regional Jail on $100,000 bond, according to information from the West Virginia Magistrate Database and the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority. James has been charged with one ...

New course, same mission for Kresser Memorial 5K

STEUBENVILLE — An event that has become a staple on the area running calendar will have a new location this year, but its goals will remain the same. The sixth annual Suzanne Kresser Memorial 5K Walk and Run will be held Sept. 19. It will begin and end at the office of the United Way of ...

Market Street demolition project to proceed

STEUBENVILLE — A lawsuit that threw a monkey wrench into plans to demolish several dilapidated storefronts downtown was dismissed Wednesday, clearing the way for crews to begin their work today. The buildings to be demolished, located at 328-336 Market Street, are owned by Oyo Brewing ...

Grand jury indicts 13 in Jefferson County

STEUBENVILLE — A Jefferson County grand jury indicted 13 people Wednesday, including a Mingo Junction man who allegedly sent at least 6,000 emails to the staff at the Board of Developmental Disabilities threatening their lives and the lives of their family members. Grand jurors also indicted two other individuals who allegedly preyed on individuals in a “protected class,” as well as two men who allegedly followed a man headed to an ATM downtown and tried to steal his PIN number and the cash he withdrew. A Steubenville resident also was indicted for allegedly trying to drive his ...