Hancock County

Cleveland-Cliffs Cancels $500 Million Clean Energy Steel Project in Ohio, Affecting Hundreds of Union Jobs

River News Network Staff - July 21, 2025

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — A major clean energy steel project that was expected to create hundreds of union construction jobs in southwest Ohio has been...

Weirton’s Disability Independence Celebration Week Holds Art Show Tonight

River News Network Staff - July 21, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - Weirton announced its Disability Independence Celebration Week events. Tonight, Monday, July 21, is the Art Show & Reception at the Top of...

Fire Damages Building at Half Moon Industrial Park in Weirton

River News Network Staff - July 7, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. — Fire crews responded to an industrial blaze Sunday morning at Half Moon Industrial Park where a fire broke out at the...

Weirton Friday night concert to benefit flood victims

River News Network Staff - June 25, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - The City of Weirton is holding its next Friday night concert this week on June 27 from 6 to 9 p.m....

Local police department announces sobriety checkpoint

River News Network Staff - June 24, 2025

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...

Step Into 1950s Sci-Fi This Saturday with “Cloak & Dagger On the Air” play

River News Network Staff - June 11, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - Cloak & Dagger On the Air continues its eighth season this Saturday, June 14, at 4 p.m. with Children of the...

Weirton’s Summer Concert Series Returns

River News Network Staff - June 10, 2025

WEIRTON, W.Va. - The City of Weirton is thrilled to announce its Friday Night Concert Series, taking place at the Weirton Event Center...

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

River News Network Staff - June 10, 2025

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...