Thursday, August 21, 2025

Crime

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...

New Belmont County Board of Health rule requires written agreement with law enforcement for “temporary mass gatherings”

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio - Will you now need to notify law enforcement about your wedding reception or graduation party plans in Belmont County? What...

Governor issues reprieves of execution for three Ohio death row inmates convicted of murder

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following reprieves of execution on Friday: Timothy Coleman, who was scheduled to be executed on October...

Two local shootings: Brother allegedly shoots brother and ex-boyfriend reportedly fires rounds from AR-15 in separate incident

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. - Hancock County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a domestic dispute in Newell in the mid-morning hours of Monday, June 9, that...

Location of Saturday’s OVI checkpoint announced

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Steubenville Police Department, announced today that an OVI checkpoint will be held...

OVI checkpoint scheduled for Jefferson County this weekend

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio - The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced Friday that an OVI checkpoint will be held in Jefferson County Saturday evening.   The OVI...
spot_img

Most Read