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Craig Howell An investigation is ongoing following a Tuesday afternoon fire at a vacant structure at 109 Westview Avenue in the Hooverson Heights area of Brooke County. Officials note the fire was reported at around 3 p.m. Tuesday after neighbors saw flames coming from the building. Units ...

WVU Medicine-WMC auxiliary awards $20,000

WEIRTON — Improving lives is at the core of what WVU Medicine-Weirton Medical Center does, David Artman said Wednesday night. "The thing that makes me the most proud, and why I love this job, is because we get to help people," Artman, the hospital's president and CEO, said during the ...

Contraguerro honored as 2026 Italian American of the Year

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — As the Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival prepares to kick off this weekend, board members, sponsors, friends and family gathered Wednesday evening at Undo's West to honor Bob Contraguerro Jr., the festival's 2026 Italian American of the Year. Contraguerro, ...

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Birthdays July 23 Justin Brokaw, Steubenville Helen Karode, Bloomingdale Police Beat STEUBENVILLE POLICE Overindulged: A man who had too much to drink was asked to leave the Sunoco station on South Seventh Street Monday after he became a bother to other customers. He told police the clerk had “ripped him off,” insisting he handed him a $20 bill to pay for a $6 purchase and only received $2 back. The clerk told police the man was “obviously intoxicated” and had only given him two $1 bills, which was not enough to cover the purchase. When the clerk explained that, the ...

Tornadoes, flooding devastate communities across West Virginia

PLEASANTS COUNTY/UPSHUR COUNTY — Severe storms that swept across West Virginia Tuesday left behind a path of destruction, flooding and power outages from Pleasants County to Upshur County, damaging homes, businesses and infrastructure while prompting emergency declarations and bringing ...

Water parade headlines fourth annual Newell Fun Day

NEWELL — Things are set to get wet and wild in Newell on Aug. 1 as the community prepares for its fourth annual Newell Fun Day. Organized by the Newell Community Coalition, activities will begin at 11 a.m. in and around the Newell Community Center and include a dunk tank, foam pit, bounce ...