COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, the state’s governor announced Friday. Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision ends months of jockeying among top Ohio Republicans for the coveted seat, which Vance had held for ...

BARNESVILLE — Barnesville Fire Department and EMS were called to a Barnesville reservoir Friday evening due to a resident falling through the frozen surface of the reservoir. Barnesville Fire Chief Tim Hall said a father and son were ice fishing at the reservoir when the father fell ...

BELLAIRE — Sunday is shaping up to be a dark day for millions of Americans. The popular Chinese-owned social media site TikTok will be banned from use in the United States unless the company is sold. According to the Associated Press, the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Sheriff’s Office announced Richard Bradley Valentine was arrested Friday afternoon. The 46-year-old is facing charges of rape, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and sexual battery. The charges stem from an investigation into the rape of a ...