The Environmental Protection Agency's response to the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment will be investigated after local residents of the small town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and Vice President JD Vance pressed for the review. The Inspector General of the EPA announced the ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – All bids submitted last month by contractors wanting to construct the new Belmont County Animal Shelter have been rejected after coming in way over budget, County Commission President Jerry Echemann announced Wednesday. The bids were opened on Oct. 20, with all proposals ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – During day two of Andrew Isaac Griffin's trial, Thomas Strussion’s sister Lisa Balog took the stand against her brother’s alleged killer Tuesday and detailed various financial dealings of the Salsa Joe business, along with her history with Griffin. Griffin is accused ...
U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Salem, faces a challenge for his congressional seat from Democrat Elizabeth Kirtley. Rulli was first elected to the House seat in a special June 2024 election after Republican Bill Johnson resigned early to become Youngstown State University president. Rulli won the ...
If it’s getting chilly inside homes in Ohio as winter approaches, the state plans to help by possibly increasing prices for those who pay their bills. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio PUCO issued a special reconnect order for this winter, effective Oct. 12 through April 16 covering every gas, natural gas and electric company under the commission’s jurisdiction – including Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio), Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. (Duke) and The Dayton Power and Light Company. It is designed to help customers maintain or reconnect their utility services. If a customer uses ...
BRIDGEPORT – Bridgeport High School students exploring careers in the health field got a close look at the work Oct. 19 during a field trip to WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital. More than 60 students in freshman through senior grades levels attended. Heath science teacher Dana Kreiter was one ...
