A verdict has been reached in the double-murder trial of Andrew Isaac Griffin. The jury is scheduled to return shortly into the courtroom in Belmont County, when it will then be announced. Return to timesleaderonline.com later for more on this story.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – The fate of Andrew Isaac Griffin is now in the hands of the jury. After seven days of hearing from Belmont County Assistant Prosecutors Joe Vavra and Christopher Kinsler and Griffin’s attorney Samuel H. Shamansky, both sides provided their closing statements on ...
SHADYSIDE – Longtime local businessman Dominic DeFelice cruised to a sound victory during Tuesday night's general election in the race for one open seat on the Belmont County Board of Commissioners. With only one rural precinct left to report late Tuesday night, DeFelice, the Republican ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Amy Acton delivered a stunning victory in the race for Ohio governor on Tuesday, overcoming more than $100 million spent against her to become the first Democrat to win the seat in 20 years and the first woman ever elected to the state's top post. The public health ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Sen. Sherrod Brown defeated Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio on Tuesday, flipping a seat that was crucial to Democrats' strategy to retake the chamber and providing a ray of hope for the party's longer-term prospects in a former swing state that had turned ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Voters across Belmont County on Tuesday decided a number of countywide and local issues during the general election, throwing support behind several tax levies. With all but one rural precinct reporting late Tuesday night, results of several ballot issues came into clear focus with overwhelming support. Countywide issues such as the Belmont County Senior Services levy and Belmont County 911 levy, both passed with significant margins, according to the unofficial results. The Belmont County Senior Services levy garnered 15,170 votes for the levy to 5,926 votes against ...
