Update: More Information Released On Belmont County Incident

The person found by authorities in St. Clairsville on Saturday was a military veteran in a state of crisis, said Belmont County Sheriff James Zusack. Law enforcment from throughout the region converged in the area near High Ridge Road to search for the 43-year-old man, who had fled to the ...

Two U.S. Aircraft Shot Down As War In Iran Escalates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran shot down two U.S. military planes in separate attacks Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing, in a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five weeks ago. It was the first time U.S. aircraft have been downed in the conflict and came ...

Work Begins Monday On Veterans Memorial Bridge, U.S. 22

WEIRTON – Motorists should give themselves additional time if traveling along U.S. 22 in the coming months. According to both state and local officials, as well as on-site signage, work to replace a cable on the Veterans Memorial Bridge and to resurface the “slow” lanes on a portion of ...

New Ideas Driving Marshall County Democrats

MOUNDSVILLE – It’s a new age in politics, and the Marshall County Democratic Party knows new ideas are needed if they are to reach voters in the 2026 election. Members of the party’s executive committee have scheduled an indoor yard sale where the public can come scout for bargains – and maybe speak to candidates while they rummage for deals on used home goods and exercise equipment. The yard sale is set to happen from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 25 at the Maxwell Acres Community Center, and it is being hosted by the Marshall County Democratic Women’s Club. Members are ...

W.Va. Citizens Action Group Files Motion Against DOJ Effort To Obtain Voter Records

CHARLESTON - An advocacy group is seeking to intervene against efforts by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain voter registration records after the West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner said no to turning over those records in February. The West Virginia Citizens Action Group (CAG), represented by the ACLU-WV, filed a petition Thursday to intervene in a lawsuit brought in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on Feb. 26 by Harmeet K. Dhillon, a U.S. assistant attorney general with the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. The DOJ ...