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Fire house to close immediately
Effective immediately the Pleasant Heights fire house in will close. The decision was made during Tuesday night's Steubenville City Council meeting. Back in March, five firefighters were at risk of losing their jobs, but they were reinstated. Now, two of those firefighters will be laid off. Council members said the layoff and closure ...
Route 2 reopened after tractor trailer turns over
Route 2 in Marshall County was shut down for about an hour Friday around 1:00 a.m. Police said a tractor trailer broke down off the side of the road in Benwood near the Fourth Street exit. When a tow truck tried to tow the trailer, it fell over onto an embankment. ...
Family loses everything in Martins Ferry fire
Martins Ferry police confirmed that a home along Vineway Street caught fire around 9:45 Tuesday night. According to Fire Chief Jack Regis, the home is a total loss. A single mother and her 1-year-old and 4-year-old daughters have lost everything. Donations can be brought to the Martins Ferry Police Department. ...
New details after house fire destroys two homes
Authorities had first thought one or two people were left inside a vacant home after a East Wheeling fire. However, according to Wheeling fire chief Larry Helms, those people have now been accounted for. He said the fire destroyed two homes. One home was occupied, and the family made it ...
Gov. Tomblin appoints local lawyer to Senate seat
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has appointed Rocky Fitzsimmons, a Wheeling lawyer, to the vacant West Virginia state Senate seat. Fitzsimmons is co-chairman of Ohio County's Democratic Party and represented West Virginia University when it sued Rich Rodriguez over his departure as head football coach. Fitzsimmons' appointment will begin in February. ...
Weather affecting local business' sales
Because they sell shovels, ice melter and salt, hardware stores typically benefit from winter weather. "We try to stay ahead of it, but there have been times where we sold out," said Jeff Nau, owner of Nau Hardware in Wheeling, W.Va. However, the roads in Ohio County were so bad ...
Staying safe on roadways this winter
Although it might just look like a slushy mix on the roads, the roads can get slick as temperatures drop. With winter really just starting, Emergency Management Agency officials said it is good to be prepared for upcoming storms. "If you do have to travel, maybe take some extra water ...
Man arrested, facing armed robbery charges
Christopher Saleone, of Wheeling, W.Va., is facing armed robbery charges after police say they found evidence that he robbed the Marathon in Warwood at gunpoint. According to a police report, at around 11 a.m. on Christmas Day, a man entered the business, showed a handgun and demanded money. Police said they found evidence ...
What it takes to become a mall Santa
It's not enough to have a white beard and a red suit. According to employees at Electronic Digital Imaging, a potential mall Santa's background check is even more important, since he will be seeing hundreds of kids each day. "Well, besides the basics, has to have a belly that jiggles ...
Urban Mission sees increased need
The Urban Mission has been serving the Ohio Valley since 1959, and according to Executive Director Ashley Steele, the organization has never seen need like it has this year. "We were expecting a busy holiday season, but what we ended up getting was a lot more than we were really ...
Last-minute shoppers head to the mall
With less than 24 hours until Christmas presents are ripped open, some people haven't even gotten those presents home to wrap. Busy work schedules plus preparations for the holidays have made getting everything done this season, no matter when some people started their Christmas shopping. "I actually started before Thanksgiving, ...
Milk could reach $8 a gallon
Milk may reach up to $8 a gallon if Congress does not step in. A farm bill is set to expire, and Congress has been tied up with budget and fiscal cliff discussions, not taking any action on the farm bill. Without the bill, Washington would be forced to buy milk at ...
Man receives life in prison for raping two boys
David Wayne Armstrong of St. Clairsville was sentenced to life in prison Friday, for raping two 10-year-old boys. Belmont County Judge John Solovan handed down the sentence. "It is my understanding you took the victims fishing when the abuse occurred. Each victim's sexual abuse apparently was viewed by the other. They ...
Belmont Co. man sentenced to life in prison for raping 2 boys
A Belmont County man charged with raping two young boys was sentenced to life in prison on Friday morning. David Wayne Armstrong pleaded guilty to raping the boys, who were 10 years old at the time. The boys told police that Armstrong took them fishing then raped them. Judge John ...
Firearm training for teachers to take place
The Buckeye Firearms Association plans to train teachers in firearm safety, hoping to have those teachers armed inside schools so they can defend themselves and their students. However, permitting guns inside schools is not something some school officials are comfortable with. Bellaire Local School District Superintendent Tony Scott said he ...
2 injured when van, dump truck collide in Harrison Co.
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Harrison County on Thursday. Officials said a van and dump truck collided on Route 22 just east of Cadiz around noon. The driver of the van was seriously injured, and officials said she was transported by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh ...
Monroe County road closed indefinitely
State Route 556 in Monroe County was closed Tuesday afternoon, after Ohio Department of Transportation officials said the road is undrivable. The area has seen about two inches more rain for the month than usual, and the ground is saturated, making road slips more frequent, according to ODOT. State Route ...
Bellaire police catch runaway pig
Bellaire police responded to a unique runaway call Tuesday morning. According to Police Chief Mike Kovalyk, officers responded to 48th Street after a caller said a pig was running loose. "I couldn't believe it," said Russell Burkhart, who lives near 48th Street. "I told my daughter I thought she was ...
Steubenville officials to make budget decisions Friday
There were many disagreements at the Steubenville City Council meeting Tuesday, but there was some progress. According to City Manager Cathy Davison, union members came to the meeting with ideas on how to cut costs. She said the unions recently rejected a 7 percent pay cut, which is making it ...
Coats for Kids Campaign donations continue
WTOV9 presented checks to eight area Salvation Army units Wednesday, bringing the total to more than $27,000 this year. The money will go to new coats for children whose families cannot afford to provide them with a warm coat this season. "We have actually seen a 50-percent increase in clients ...
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