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Ohio Records Link Somali UN Official to Healthcare Company Involved in Medicaid Fraud

A federal Department of Health and Human Services deputy secretary has confirmed that Abukar Osman, Somalia’s permanent representative to the United Nations and current...

Marshall County Schools Begin Outside Review of Special Education Programs Following Alleged Abuse of Autistic Student

MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Marshall County Schools launched an outside review of its special education programs Tuesday following criminal charges against three district employees connected...

Belmont County Man Faces Prison Following Guilty Plea in 11th OVI Case

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — A Barnesville man with a long history of impaired driving arrests is facing a lengthy prison sentence after entering a...

Local, Ohio Valley Sobriety Checkpoint Planned Friday

BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday evening in Brooke County. The checkpoint will be held from...

Ohio Valley Man Wanted in Three States Recaptured After Hospital Escape

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio — A Wellsville man wanted by police in three states was recaptured early Thursday morning after escaping custody at a local...

Former East Liverpool Man Served Warrants in 2016 Homicide Case

Lucas Levi Sims, 41, formerly of East Liverpool, was served with two warrants after completing a seven-year prison sentence at the Belmont Correctional Institution. According...

Wellsville Man Pleads Guilty to Felonious Assault, Tampering With Evidence

COLUMBIANA COUNTY, Ohio — E’mory Nazay Chiles, 20, of Wellsville, entered a plea agreement Monday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court. Chiles pled guilty to...

Ohio Auditor Updates Website to Simplify Reporting of Public Funds Fraud

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the wake of a high-profile case involving the misuse of public funds in Minnesota, Ohio Auditor Keith Faber has revised...

Ohio County Couple Pleads Guilty in Backyard Burial Case

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — The Ohio County couple accused of burying a body in their backyard has entered guilty pleas as part of a...

Ohio Valley Man Arrested After Fentanyl, Meth Seized in Belmont County Drug Investigation

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Detectives with the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit arrested a Powhatan Point man on Jan. 1 after discovering...
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