Thursday, July 24, 2025

Crime

Double murder trial date set in Belmont County for Oklahoma man accused of local couple’s deaths

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio - Belmont County Common Pleas Court Judge Chris Berhalter set March 2, 2026 as the trial date in a double murder...

Local West Virginia teen arrested in Ohio for child rape

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio – Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack announced that a collaborative investigation between law enforcement agencies in Ohio and West Virginia resulted...

Ohio man captured in Cadiz charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting at ex-girlfriend

HARRISON COUNTY, Ohio - Carl Reynolds, 44 years-old, was caught by Cadiz police and faces attempted murder and other felony charges after allegedly shooting...

Former Caregiver at Ohio Retirement Community Indicted on Rape Charges

JEFFERSON, Ohio — A former caregiver at a Conneaut retirement community has been indicted on felony rape charges for alleged sex abuse involving elderly...

Former local drug force task force leader, police officer pleads guilty to theft

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. - The former head of the Ohio Valley Drug Task Force, and former Wheeling Police Officer, has entered a guilty plea...

9 Ohio Medicaid Providers Indicted on Fraud Charges Totaling $1.2 million

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In indictments filed by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, nine Medicaid providers are accused of stealing a combined...

Two Ohio Valley residents arrested in Pennsylvania murder case, charges pending for a third person

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. - Pennsylvania police believe a New Martinsville man and Powhatan Point woman along with another suspect committed a home invasion with...

Belmont County man sentenced to 60 years in prison for sexually exploiting multiple children

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Dennis Stopar, 65, of Flushing, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court Wednesday to 720 months in prison for sexually exploiting...

Local Ohio mayor convicted of aggravated menacing in courthouse threat case

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Holloway, Ohio Mayor Joseph Schaeffer was convicted Wednesday of one of two charges stemming from alleged threats he made against...

Local police department announces sobriety checkpoint

WEIRTON, W.Va. - The Weirton Police Department, in conjunction with the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint to enforce...
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