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Irondale assesses tornado damage for possible disaster declaration
IRONDALE, Ohio (WTRF) — Continuing coverage now on the damage from this week’s tornadoes. Yesterday Irondale made sure all of its residents were safe, and today was about assessing the damage. A cost estimate is being taken by state and local emergency management to see if it meets the legal requirement of a disaster declaration. […]
2024 WPIAL softball postseason outlook for Beaver Valley teams
The 2024 WPIAL Softball Playoffs begin on Monday, May 13, with eight Beaver County schools vying for WPIAL gold. Lets take a look at the field of teams in this year’s playoff brackets. Class 6A. Beaver County Schools: No Schools from Beaver County. Class 5A. Beaver County Schools: No....
Residents near Chester rally after unexpected tornado devastation
HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Residents near Chester are recovering after an EF2 tornado touched down early Wednesday. They say the worst of the twister lasted only about a minute. "I went back down into the lowest part of my basement in between two stone walls,” John Hart said. “And...
How Fiesta Tableware built this small West Virginia town
HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – It’s no secret that small town businesses have a lot to do with economic development, but it’s not common to see a business create a whole new town from the ground up. 7News Reporter Annalise Murphy is back with part two of her report about the Fiesta Tableware Company, […]
Irondale residents pick up the pieces after twister blows through
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — Residents and weather officials could be seen in Irondale surveying the damage from Wednesday morning’s tornado. “This was a tornado,” Fred McMullen, with the Pittsburgh office of the National Weather Service, said. “We're out here to determine how long it was, how wide it was and what the max average wind speeds were for this tornado."
Community Bread Basket in Weirton gets donation toward new building
A significant donation was made by the Edward Klash Foundation to the Community Bread Basket in Weirton that will go toward a new building in a time when the need for food assistance is growing. "Edward Klash worked for Weirton Steel company as an electrician, and he had a heart...
Irondale residents unite in cleanup and recovery after EF2 tornado devastation
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — Many residents of Irondale are regrouping after Wednesday morning’s EF2 tornado ripped through the area. The focus is on cleanup -- and residents are coming together to get it done. The home of Terry and Rebecca Latynski is condemned for the time being, but...
School closings and delays due to severe weather
UPDATE: Edison Local Schools had to cancel two bus routes due to roads not being passable because of trees, powerlines and telephone poles in the road. Bus routes cancelled were high school route bus 41 and Stanton Elementary school bus 42. ———————————————————————————————————— Due to severe weather the Northern Counties experienced overnight, a couple of schools […]
EF2 tornado causes destruction, power outages in New Cumberland
Power poles that -- even as late as Tuesday night – proudly stood along Smith Road in New Cumberland were made to look like toothpicks by a National Weather Service confirmed EF2 tornado early Wednesday morning. The tornado, which touched down near Route 8, left miles of debris in...
Ohio man pleads guilty to 2021 shooting death of “Tink”
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (WTRF) — A Steubenville man pleaded guilty on Thursday in the 2021 shooting death of a man who sitting on the steps of a property on Pennsylvania avenue, according to media partner Herald-Star. Herald-Star reports that 31-year-old Michaelis M. Forster pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter with specifications that he’d […]
Defective tornado siren in Wellsville raises community concern
WELLSVILLE, Ohio — The Wellsville Fire Department siren was rebuilt about six months ago after a tornado swept through the area. This left community members wondering why the siren stayed silent Wednesday morning. Members of the community took to Facebook to share their concerns about the siren not going...
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