Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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Tuscarawas County Woman Among Nine Medicaid Providers Indicted in $530K Fraud Case

TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, Ohio — An Uhrichsville woman is among nine Medicaid providers indicted statewide in what investigators say is a combined $530,888 fraud scheme...

University in Ohio Placed on Accreditation Probation Over Financial Troubles

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University has been placed on probation by the Higher Learning Commission due to financial instability, putting the historic liberal arts...

Ohio Lawmakers Advance Proposal to Make Hunting and Fishing Constitutional Rights

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A proposal to enshrine hunting and fishing as fundamental rights in the Ohio Constitution is moving forward at the Statehouse. Senate Joint...

Wheeling Attorney Convicted on 29 Counts of Fraud, Money Laundering

WHEELING, W.Va. — A federal jury on Thursday found Wheeling attorney Paul J. Harris, 62, guilty on 29 counts involving the misuse of client...

East Liverpool Man Facing Rape Charges Could Enter Plea Deal

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio - An East Liverpool man facing multiple rape charges may now be preparing to enter a plea agreement. Brett Thompson, 20, had...

Governor DeWine Signs Bills Into Law

COLUMBUS, Ohio —Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bills into law:  House Bill 44, sponsored by State Representative Joseph A. Miller III (D-Amherst) and...

Local Sobriety Checkpoint Set for Saturday

MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, November 1, 2025 along West Virginia Route 88...

Hancock County Schools Join Lawsuit Claiming Social Media Platforms Harm Students

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. - The Hancock County Board of Education voted to join a class action lawsuit against several major technology companies, alleging that...

Three Arrested in Belmont County Raid; Suspects Found Hiding in Attic During Search

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio - On October 24, 2025, deputies with the Belmont County Sheriff’s Criminal Interdiction Unit assisted the U.S. Marshals Service (Northern District...

Four Arrested in Bridgeport Drug Bust; Deputies Seize More Than 100 Grams of Fentanyl

BRIDGEPORT, Ohio - In October 2025, the Belmont County Sheriff’s Criminal Interdiction Unit began investigating Michael Scott Lucas, 44, of Bridgeport, Ohio, for suspected...
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