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Ohio gas prices keep climbing

Since Ohio suspended the state’s tax on gasoline, the situation for drivers has gone from bad to worse. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Ohio is now $4.41, according to Gasbuddy. That’s up from $3.02 a year ago. In late September, the Ohio legislature suspended the state’s gas tax for 90 days, hoping to stem the rising prices, a move that will cost the state about $725 million in revenue. Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline dropped 6 cents in the last week to $4.27, according to the American Automobile Association. “The drop ...

Officials: Officer-Involved Shooting In Marshall Co. Justified

Marshall County Sheriff Mike Dougherty, in a Saturday afternoon statement, expressed his gratitude to Marshall County Prosecutor Joe Canestraro for ruling that Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Minder's shooting of Cyle Fabrizio on Oct. 1 was justified. “The events of October 1 were among the ...

Belmont County Engineer seeks funding as massive sinkhole grows

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – A sinkhole on Country Club Road in St. Clairsville won't stop growing and Belmont County Engineer Terry Lively is searching for funding to stop it. When it first opened up last August, it was as big as a football. Now, it's over 20 feet deep and nine feet in diameter. ...

Local animal organizations try to nurse abandoned puppies back to health

There are plenty of ill feelings Amy Perez, a board member for The Road Home Animal Project, has after her organization needed to help care for seven Aussie mix puppies left in an abandoned Bellaire house. She's infuriated, angry, heartbroken, disgusted, hurt and confused, among ...

Vivek Ramaswamy defends ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Dr. Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor. Speaking at a campaign stop in northeast Ohio, he said the advertisement, which features Acton's mother calling her ...

Giving incarcerated fathers a chance at Belmont Correctional Institution

ST. CLAIRSVILLE -- Men incarcerated at the Belmont Correctional Institution are participating in a two-day conference aimed at helping them be better fathers now and when they leave prison.  The second annual Fatherhood Conference, hosted by Passages Connecting Fathers & Families and the ...