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Steubenville gets ready to celebrate Dean Martin

STEUBENVILLE — A golf scramble, events designed to recreate the supper club experience and recognition of the sacrifice of America's veterans will all be a part of this year's Dean Martin Hometown Festival. The year's festival, which will be celebrating its 30th anniversary, is scheduled ...

Busick receives Wheeling University teaching award

WHEELING — Dr. Teresa Busick, program lead for the Bachelor of Science in Psychology program at Wheeling University, is the recipient of the 2026 Rev. Edward Gannon, S.J. Outstanding Teaching Award. The award is presented annually at commencement to recognize a faculty member for excellence ...

Chinese online retailer Temu hit with $232 million fine over unsafe toys and electronics

LONDON (AP) — Temu was hit with a 200 million euro ($232 million) fine Thursday after a European Union investigation found the Chinese online retailer failed to protect consumers from illegal products like toxic or hazardous toys and unsafe electronics. The 27-nation EU's fine follows preliminary findings last year that Temu was exposing consumers to a high risk of products sold on its platform like baby toys and small electronics that didn't comply with EU consumer safety rules. The bloc's executive arm issued the penalty under the Digital Services Act, or DSA, a wide-ranging ...

Weirton Rotarians hear from local Special Olympics athletes

WEIRTON – Local Special Olympics athletes are among those heading to Charleston in the coming days to compete in West Virginia's 2026 Summer Games. Members of Weirton Rotary had an opportunity to hear from two of them Wednesday, learning more about the organization and the opportunities it ...

Hancock Commission appoints two members to county Park Board

NEW CUMBERLAND – Months after discussing whether to take oversight of the county's recreation system themselves, Hancock County commissioners, Thursday, approved the appointment of two new members to the Hancock County Board of Parks and Recreation. As part of Thursday's commission meeting, the appointments of Liz Lundberg and Bernie Virden were unanimously approved, making them the newest members of the board. “I think both are tremendous assets to the county,” Commissioner Tommy Ogden said. The appointments are part of an ongoing process to expand the board's ...