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A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle after they were walking across a road by Sonny Boy Family Restaurant. Officials say a woman was struck on Canton Road in Jefferson County. A pickup truck illegally made a left-hand turn out of Sabina Dr, according to officials. Wintersville Police along with Ohio State High Way Patrol […]

WEIRTON, W.Va. — Weirton residents have addressed concerns of speeders on Starvaggi Drive, a problem they said has gotten worse since the pool opened just a couple of weeks ago. "I’m just worried about, you know, the pool’s open now, the kids walking you know across the parking lot,”...

A former East Liverpool police captain lost his job after 23 years after pleading guilty to two third-degree felony charges of tampering with evidence, the Morning Journal reports.

Brooke County, WV – The Market Street Bridge will be closed, and WV 2 spur, near the bridge, will have lane closures from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2023, for bridge maintenance. Traffic will be maintained across the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge (US 22). Motorists should slow down and expect possible delays in this area.

Bergholz Community Foundation is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a three-day homecoming June 15, 16 and 17. Amy Richards, president of the foundation, said the event will be similar to the homecomings previously held in Bergholz. There will be a parade, free amusement rides, entertainment and food, all held at the community grounds located at 724 Monroe St., Bergholz.

An Ohio man was found guilty of assaulting law enforcement officers related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Kenneth Joseph Owen Thomas,...

(WTRF) Potassium Iodide tablets are going to be made available to residents in Northern West Virginia in case they are exposed to radiation. Potassium Iodide (KI) tablets will be passed out to residents of the northern part of Hancock County who reside, work, and attend school within the ten-mile Emergency Planning Zone of the Beaver […]

BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va (WTRF) – A new production company cut the ribbon to their new facility that promises more jobs for the Ohio Valley.   Brooke County benefited from a $500,000 Brownfields grant given to the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle by the Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA). The grant funds are used to assess […]

A McDonald man was killed after a crash along Interstate 70 in Washington County Sunday.

Dead and Company returned to the Pittsburgh area on Tuesday night for a show at the Pavilion at Star Lake near Burgettstown. Although fans enjoyed the band’s fifth trip to the area since 2016, they did not enjoy the traffic. In a post with almost 300 comments on the...

Brooke County, WV – The Veterans Memorial Bridge, on US 22, will have lane shifts, both eastbound and westbound, beginning on Thursday, June 15, 2023, through Friday, August 25, 2023, for bridge maintenance. Motorists are advised to slow down and expect delays. Inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances could change...

A Columbiana County used car dealership has been deemed a total loss after a structure fire early Saturday morning. North Georgetown Fire Chief Ed Reichenbach tells 21 News the call came in shortly before 2:30 a.m. Saturday from Western Reserve Auto Sales in Knox Township. Chief Reichenbach says the business...

WINTERSVILLE, Ohio (WTRF) Wintersville is now the home to two new businesses! The ribbon was cut Friday morning on the Scent Shack and Timages Photography. Both businesses are owned and operated by husband and wife duo, Tim and Kristen Beiber. Kristen is the candle connoisseur and Tim is the photographer but both say it’s a […]

A West Virginia teenager has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for gunning down his mother and sister in cold blood when he was just 13 years old. Connor Crowe, 16, — who pleaded guilty in November to charges of second-degree murder, after waiving his right to be tried in juvenile court — was ordered Tuesday to serve two consecutive, 40-year sentences. “I want to remind you that your sister was 15 at the time you murdered her,” Hancock County Circuit Judge Jason Cuomo told Crowe. “She was younger than you are right now, and you gave her no consideration, no...

The man charged in connection to a 2021 homicide in East Liverpool is being held on a $1 million bond.

A woman was life-flighted on Friday after a rollover crash in Brooke County. The crash happened in Wellsburg, West Virginia on the 500 block of Commerce Street. Officials say the woman hit a pole and the vehicle nose planted and fell on its side. Officials believe the crash happened because of a medical condition. The […]

PHILADELPHIA (June 5, 2023) – Communities in Brooke and Hancock County, West Virginia will benefit from a $500,000 Brownfields assessment grant to the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle (BDC). The grant funds will be used to assess former industrial properties for redevelopment and revitalization projects. EPA Mid-Atlantic...

Skies will be hazy again Tuesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to move through the area.

A former East Liverpool Police Captain has been ordered to surrender his Ohio Police Officer Training Academy license as part of his sentence on two felony counts of tampering with evidence. Chad Tatgenhorst pleaded guilty to the charges on Thursday during a hearing in Columbiana County Court and was immediately...

Photo Credit: Dino Perrucci — In continuation of their final tour, Dead & Company turned up at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pa., approximately 25 miles outside Pittsburgh. Last night’s concert occurred after the musicians–Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane–closed out the Southern leg of their final tour on Saturday night in Bristow, Va. After some rest, Monday evening saw a return to the stage and a stacked setlist brimming with favored material from across the Grateful Dead’s expansive catalog of live and recorded music.