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Stabbing Under Investigation by Local Ohio Valley Police; Woman in Custody

River News Network Staff - September 3, 2025

GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio – The Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that detectives are investigating a stabbing that occurred Monday evening on Beal Road...

Amish Woman Charged in Deaths of Husband and Young Son in Ohio Lake Tragedy Booked into Jail After Release From Mental Hospital

River News Network Staff - September 3, 2025

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — Ruth R. Miller, age 40, of Holmes County, Ohio, whose husband and 4-year-old son died at Atwood Lake during the...

The six-year saga: former employees now seek priority status in East Ohio Regional Hospital bankruptcy case

River News Network Staff - September 3, 2025

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio - The East Ohio Regional Hospital (EORH) saga continues with a new bankruptcy filing by former workers demanding unpaid wages. The...

Belmont County Sheriff Issues Warrant for Man Charged With Rape of a Juvenile in Bellaire/Shadyside Area

River News Network Staff - August 29, 2025

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — The Belmont County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio has announced that an arrest warrant has been issued for Tyler Wayne Barker,...

Parole hearing delayed for Bellaire, Ohio Satan worshipper convicted of parents’ murders nearly 30 years ago

River News Network Staff - August 27, 2025

BELLAIRE, Ohio — The man who worshipped Satan and who was convicted of murdering his parents as a 17-year-old Bellaire High School student nearly...

Local teacher headed to prison after guilty plea to sexual assault of female, teen former student

River News Network Staff - August 27, 2025

WHEELING, W.Va. - A former male teacher at Wheeling Park High School will serve at least two years in prison and could serve ten....

Belmont County woman lands in local jail following traffic stop

River News Network Staff - August 26, 2025

BEALLSVILLE, Ohio — A routine traffic stop in Beallsville led to the arrest of a Barnesville woman on drug charges, according to the Monroe...

Court fight continues: Ohio AG seeks to restore parental-consent law for social media

River News Network Staff - August 23, 2025

COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A brief filed Tuesday with a federal appeals court lays out Ohio’s arguments for reversing a block on the state’s parental-consent...

Former Belmont County EMA Official Sentenced in Virginia Sex Crime Case

River News Network Staff - August 21, 2025

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — A former Belmont County emergency management official has been sentenced to prison in Virginia after pleading guilty to an online...