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Human Trafficking Sting in Steubenville Arrests 8 Local Men Seeking to Buy Sex

River News Network Staff - October 9, 2025

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — A joint sting operation by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force and the Steubenville Police Department recently led to the...

Governor DeWine Declares Consumer Product Emergency for Intoxicating Hemp

River News Network Staff - October 9, 2025

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order Wednesday declaring an Adulterated Consumer Product Emergency for consumable items containing intoxicating hemp....

Police respond to local high school, arrest man for pandering obscenity involving a minor and voyeurism

River News Network Staff - October 8, 2025

HARRISON COUNTY, Ohio - The Harrison County Sheriff's Office released its most recent call log which included a call to Harrison Hills High School...

Ohio Lawmakers Push to Ban “Predatory” Tax Lien Sales

River News Network Staff - October 7, 2025

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at banning the sale of delinquent property tax liens to private...

Local Officials Join Call to Keep Truck Weight Limits Unchanged

River News Network Staff - October 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 2,200 elected public officials from across the country — including some from the Ohio Valley — have signed a...

Ohio Valley Man Sentenced to 88 Months for Gross Sexual Imposition

River News Network Staff - September 24, 2025

GUERNSEY COUNTY, OH — Sheriff Jeffrey D. Paden announced that on September 19, Timothy Smith, 51, of Old Washington, was sentenced to 88 months...

Two Ohio County Schools Employees Suspended Over Inappropriate Social Media Posts

River News Network Staff - September 23, 2025

WHEELING, W.Va. — Two Ohio County Schools employees have been suspended after making inappropriate posts on social media, district officials announced Monday night. The Ohio...

195 Calls in One Week: Local Sheriff Reports Threats, Harassment, Suspicious Smells, and a Machete Wound at the ER

Karen Fatula-News Director - September 23, 2025

HARRISON COUNTY, Ohio – Harrison County Sheriff Mark Touville released the county’s latest crime report log Monday on social media: SHERIFF’S REPORTS Calls For Service: 195 Incident...