Stories by Jeff Bowers
Cruisers go back to black and white
Black-and-white police cars are making a comeback. In fact, you’ll likely notice a number of other changes on the road as well as police departments modernize their vehicle fleet and attempt to stay as visible as possible. “I’ve noticed there’s a continuing trend across the country, I believe, that police ...
Two shot at apartment complex
Two people were shot Wednesday evening at a Steubenville apartment complex. According to Steubenville Police Chief Bill McCafferty, the two people were shot at the Heritage Place Apartments on Market Street. The shooting was reported around 9:30 p.m. A large crowd gathered outside the apartments as police and other emergency ...
Stark County Amber Alert canceled
An Amber Alert issued in Stark County Monday night has been canceled. Police did not immediately release details about why. Earlier an Amber Alert was after police reported a mother and her young child were abducted. The alert stated that 17-month-old Otise Hasker was abducted along with her 20-year-old mother, ...
Local group selling ribbons for shooting victims
A local woman says she is organizing an effort to make and sell green ribbons in order to raise money for the victims of the recent school shooting in Connecticut and their families. Chelesa Lucas said she was inspired to do something to help after learning of what happened. She ...
Missing teen located
A 16-year-old girl was located by Martins Ferry Police Thursday evening – more than two days after she disappeared from a local school. Haley Sue Meyers was said to have left the Belmont County Joint Vocational School Tuesday morning and never returned home. She was considered missing by police by ...
Local communities hold services for shooting victims
Several local communities are planning memorial services to honor the victims of last week’s school shooting in Newtown, Conn. Two of the events were held Wednesday night in Beech Bottom and Weirton. Speaking at the event in Beech Bottom, West Virginia State Senator Jack Yost read the names of the ...
Marshall, Tyler school levies pass
Two school renewal levies passed with a large majority of the vote Saturday. The renewal levy in Tyler County passed with 664 votes for the levy and 135 votes against. The Marshall County renewal levy passed with 2,973 votes for the levy and 1,969 votes against. ...
Local graduate’s daughter among dead in school shooting
The daughter of a graduate of Bethany College was among the young children killed in a shooting rampage at Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Ct. Friday. Jeff Previdi graduated from the school in 1994, according to Bethany College President Dr. Scott Miller. Miller said in a statement, ...
1 arrested after homes searched in Jefferson Co.
One man was arrested and a second man remains on the run after two search warrants were executed in Jefferson County Tuesday afternoon by the Jefferson County Drug Task Force. One warrant was executed at a home on Market Street in Steubenville. The second was executed at a home on ...
Deputies search for armed robber in Jefferson Co. crime
Deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are looking for an armed robber who targeted a store around 7:20 p.m. Friday. Officials said a man walked into the Special Way on State Route 213 and showed a gun to the female clerk and demanded she open the drawer and threatened ...
Two arrested in Harrison County drug bust
Two people were taken into custody Friday evening on drug trafficking charges after a search warrant was executed on Schoolhouse Street in Scio, according to Harrison County Sheriff Ron Myers. Arested were Tiffany Champion and Mark Gilaham. Both lived at the residence, according to the sheriff. Myers says the two ...
Local business opens at new location
Stuff With Attitude has opened a fifth store in the Ohio Valley. Today was the grand opening of the new location in the Centre Market section of wheeling. Stuff With Attitude also has locations in Weirton, Follansbee, Steubenville and Wintersville. “This is the first [store] in Wheeling, so we are ...
Jefferson County school closed Wednesday
John Gregg Elementary school will be closed Wednesday because of a power outage, according to school officials. A car crash was blamed for the outage. School officials said that all other schools in the Edison Local School District will remain open as usual on Wednesday.
Local road kill laws similar
It doesn’t sound appetizing, but claiming and eating road kill is perfecting legal in several states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. “I would say around 50 percent of the time that people actually want the deer,” said Lt. Chris Johnson of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Each state has ...
Small engine plane hits deer, crashes along runway
Carroll County, Ohio No one was injured Wednesday night when a small, single-engine plane struck a deer during takeoff at the Carroll County Airport. Reports of the crash were made to the Ohio State Highway Patrol dispatch in New Philadelphia around 7:30 p.m. Dispatchers indicated that two people were on ...
Worker severely burned in fire at Harrison Co. gas well site
A worker was critically wounded with severe burns after a fire broke out at a Harrison County gas well site Friday. Two gas tanks and one vehicle caught fire at the Chesapeake Energy site on Henderson Road near Scio around 2 a.m. Sheriff Ron Myers said the victim suffered third-degree ...
4 injured when horse trailer, semi-truck collide on I-70
QUAKER CITY, Ohio The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 just east of Quaker City were closed to traffic the majority of the evening after a troopers say a truck hauling horses and a semi-truck collided. The crash happened around 6 p.m., near mile marker 194. Troopers said the truck hauling ...
Grow sites busted in Belmont County
BELMONT COUNTY, Oh. – The Belmont County Marijuana Eradication Unit uncovered two marijuana grow sites on Tuesday, according to Sgt. Tom DeVaul of the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office. DeVaul said that grow sites were uncovered in Bethesda and in Bellaire. Deputies found 26 plants at the ...
Wayward elk makes new home at wildlife center
The elk known as Elvis is now living like a king. The once-wayward Marshall County elk is now being kept at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center in French Creek. "He's living the high life!" said Gene Thorn, wildlife biologist in charge of the West Virginia State Wildlife Center. Elvis ...
Pharmacies upgrading security systems
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Oh. -- The recent increase in demand for illegal prescription drugs is causing change at the pharmacy counter. Stores are now not only re-evaluating their security plans, but also making major high-tech upgrades to their systems. Pharmacy owners say the upgrades act as a good deterrent; police say ...
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