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Franciscan University sues government for right 'to live the faith we believe'

Franciscan University of Steubenville has joined other Catholic organizations -- including the archdioceses of Washington, D.C., New York, and St. Louis -- in an effort to overturn the federal health care mandate. Administrators said Monday the university has filed a federal lawsuit against Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ...

Ohio gov. says welfare drug testing could be beneficial; local residents respond

Ohio Gov. John Kasich says creating a pilot program to tie welfare benefits to clean drug tests would help protect tax dollars and provide help for people who are poor and using drugs. Kasich said such a program could be an opportunity for advocates for the poor to help tackle ...

Vice President Biden campaigns in Ohio Valley

Vice President Joe Biden brought the Obama for America campaign to the Ohio Valley on Thursday, making remarks to a group of invited guests at a Martins Ferry car dealership. Biden spoke at Staffilino Chevrolet. According to a news release from Obama for America, the family-owned car dealership was "saved ...

Protesters voice concerns during Biden's campaign speech in Belmont Co.

Soon after guests arrived for Vice President Joe Biden's invitation-only campaign speech in Belmont County, protesters followed. Outside of Staffilino Chevrolet in Martins Ferry, dozens of people were nearby to bring attention to a number of local and national issues. "We're really tired of the Obama administration playing the cards ...

Ohio Co. recounting city council race separated by 2 votes

For the first time in recent memory, a recall has been filed for a race in a City Council ward. Just two votes separate frontrunner Ken Imer and Charles Ballouz. This past Monday, the county held a canvas where votes were certified, but the vote count stayed the same. The ...

Martins Ferry officials gearing up for VP Joe Biden's campaign stop on Thursday

Vice President Joe Biden is on a two-day swing through blue-collar areas of eastern and northeastern Ohio, including a stop Thursday at a Martins Ferry car dealership. Wednesday, Martins Ferry city officials held a news conference regarding Biden's visit. Mayor Paul Riethmiller was on hand to make the announcement, along ...

Franciscan University drops students' insurance, cites new healthcare mandates

Franciscan University will no longer provide health insurance for students because of the Obama administration's new federal healthcare mandate, university administrators said on Tuesday. Starting next school year, the university will no longer offer a health insurance policy for students. Officials said the decision is a result of President Barack ...

Ferns says he will finish W.Va. delegate's term, contemplating re-election bid

Weeks after he announced he was resigning and not seeking re-election in light of pleading guilty to a drunken driving charge, W.Va. Delegate Ryan Ferns says he's changed his mind. Ferns, a Democrat from Ohio County, will finish his term and is still contemplating re-election, he said in a statement ...

Wheeling City Council Ward 2 a close call

WHEELING, W.Va.-- Wheeling's next councilman for the 2nd ward could change on Monday. That is when provisional ballots will be counted and election canvassing takes place. Currently, only two votes separate front runner Ken Imer with 175 votes to Charles Ballouz 173 votes. Election officials said that once provisional ballots are ...

Voting machine problems cause election night confusion in Brooke Co.

Elections officials in Brooke County were counting ballots well into Wednesday morning because of problems with two voting machines. Brooke County Clerk Sylvia Benzo said she lost track of time as poll workers tried to sort through election night confusion. Benzo said there was a problem in one of the ...

Against Obama, prisoner gets 41 percent of W.Va. Democratic primary votes

A man in prison in Texas got 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary against President Barack Obama. The inmate, Keith Judd, is serving time at the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institution in Texas for making threats at the University of New Mexico in 1999. With 100 ...

Preliminary results: Hancock Co. voters approve animal shelter levy

Preliminary results show voters passed a levy for the Hancock County Animal Shelter. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, 64 percent of voters approved the levy and 36 percent voted against it. Though it seems like a wide margin, shelter officials are waiting until next week before uncrossing their fingers ...

Poll: Ohioans favor gov.'s plan to raise drilling tax to cut income tax

A poll finds that Ohio voters strongly favor a proposal by Republican Gov. John Kasich to raise taxes on big oil and gas drillers to fund modest income-tax relief. A Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday found voters favor the governor's tax trade-off idea 60 percent to 32 percent. The ...

May 8, 2012 W.Va. primary election results

Results are published as elections officials report them. Click on the links below for the May 8, 2012 West Virginia primary election results. U.S. President W.Va. State Races Brooke County Races Hancock County Races Marshall County Races/Levies Ohio County Races Wetzel County Races More Decision 2012 ...

Jackson wins Democratic nomination for Brooke Co. sheriff

Chuck Jackson has been declared the winner of the hotly contested Brooke County nomination for the Democratic ticket. Jackson was facing off against Michael Allman and Roger Garretson. Tuesday night's results are preliminary. Elections officials said the results will be finalized most likely in about a week. No Republican candidates ...

Butler, Burgoyne win nominations for Ohio Co. sheriff's race

Former Ohio County Sheriff Tom Burgoyne will face incumbent Sheriff Pat Butler -- who was once Burgoyne's chief deputy -- in November's primary election. On the Democratic side, Burgoyne took 57 percent of the vote against his opponent George Fahey took 42 percent. Burgoyne previously served as Ohio County sheriff ...

Former W.Va. delegate who resigned after DUI still on ballot; gets more than 1,500 votes

Even after he resigned from his delegate seat, Ryan Ferns was still on West Virginia's Democratic ticket for the state House of Delegates 3rd District and received more than 1,500 votes. Last month, Ferns announced he was resigning and not seeking reelection after pleading guilty to a drunken driving charge. ...

W.Va. voters head to polls for primary elections

West Virginia voters cast their ballots on Tuesday for the state's primary election, and several local races are capturing residents' attention. In Brooke County, Clerk Sylvia Benzo said the primary is full of important races. For one county commissioner's seat, there are 10 candidates running. "Our sheriff's race ...

Brief power outage affects some Weirton polling locations

A power outage in Weirton affected some polling locations for a short time on Tuesday. A downed line on Lee Avenue caused power to go out in parts of downtown around noon. Mon Power crews had service restored less than an hour later. The outage affected several Hancock County polling ...

Weirton officials propose suspending future May primary elections

In an effort to cut costs and because of low voter turnout, Weirton officials are proposing to suspend future city-level primary elections. City officials said they spend about $50,000 to prepare for the May primaries, and if they do away with the city primaries, it will save taxpayers about $24,000. ...