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  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Charges filed in drowning of Burgettstown teen

    WEIRTON, W.Va. – Two Weirton residents are facing charges in connection with the recent drowning of a Burgettstown teen. Thirteen-year-old Reese Hanshaw drowned June 30 while swimming in the Ohio River in Weirton. According to information from Weirton …

    Source: The Herald-Standard - Pennsylvania - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    JOHN REYNOLDS

    John Joseph Reynolds, 83, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2025, at Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville, Ohio. He was born August 26, 1941, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of the late John Randolph Reynolds and Ruth …

    Source: The Times Leader - Ohio - Pending
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Penn North’s mass overdose event: A wakeup call | EDITORIAL

    Last Thursday’s mass overdose in Baltimore’s Penn North neighborhood — a disaster of the strictly manmade variety that sent 27 people to area hospitals in a 24-hour period, all of whom somewhat miraculously survived — was easily the worst episode of its …

    Source: Baltimore Sun - Maryland - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Genealogy research helps solve 50-year-old cold case

    HOPEWELL TWP. ― When starting as a Beaver County detective, one of the cold cases that caught Patrick Young's attention was an unsolved homicide that took place on March 6, 1974. The murder of 23-year-old Annette Tokarz left several dead ends, with …

    Source: The Beaver County Times - Pennsylvania - Pending
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Should PA legalize recreational marijuana? Some lawmakers think so

    Marijuana is fully legal for medicinal or recreational purposes in 24 states in 2025, including five of the six states bordering Pennsylvania. Gov. Josh Shapiro and some state legislators say it’s time for Pennsylvania to catch up to its neighbors and …

    Source: PhillyBurbs - Pennsylvania - Pending
  • Published on 00:06 GMT

    Junior cadets learn boat safety

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The Charleston Police Department hit the water to teach their junior cadets something brand new: boating safety. Lieutenant David Payne with the Charleston Police Department said, “We believe that being a river city how important …

    Source: WSAZ - West Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    The GOP Just Did Something That’s Going to Hit Its Voters the Hardest

    Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In November 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson added a monumental new institution to his Great Society: the Corporation for Public …

    Source: Slate Magazine - Left-wing
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Security upgrade cost estimate for new courthouse grows $2.5M

    CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Less than two weeks after closing a $23.5 million deal to purchase two large buildings from American Public University System on the edge of Charles Town, the Jefferson County Commission received news from county staff that the …

    Source: Spirit of Jefferson - West Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Missing Putnam County man found alive

    Story by Chris Lawrence BANCROFT, W.Va. — A man suffering from dementia who was the subject of a Silver Alert this week in Putnam County has been found alive. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department has been searching for Jim Casto, 75, since he went …

    Source: WCHS Network - West Virginia - Pending
  • Published on 00:10 GMT

    Suspicious Driving Leads to Meth Arrest in Wyoming County

    GLEN FORK, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A routine patrol turned into a drug arrest early Thursday morning when a deputy with the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle acting suspiciously near a known drug residence. At approximately 2:00 a.m. on July 17, …

    Source: Lootpress - West Virginia - Center-right
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Arrests made in connection with drowning death

    WEIRTON – Two Weirton residents are facing charges in connection with the recent drowning death of a Burgettstown teen. According to information from Weirton Police Chief Charlie Kush, Ashley Shelton, 29, and Joshua Lockerbie, 34, both of Weirton, were …

    Source: Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia - Pending
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Pennsylvania GOP Senator Says Marijuana Legalization Supporters Are ‘Picking Up Votes’ As Officials Work To Finalize ...

    A Republican Pennsylvania senator behind a recently filed bipartisan marijuana legalization bill says supporters are “picking up votes” to enact the reform this session. Speaking with FOX43 News in an interview released on Wednesday, Sen. Dan Laughlin (R) …

    Source: Marijuana Moment - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Sobriety checkpoint planned on U.S. Route 19 in Raleigh County

    BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia State Police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, July 18, 2025, in the Beckley area of Raleigh County. The checkpoint will take place along U.S. Route 19, approximately one-tenth of a mile south of the …

    Source: Lootpress - West Virginia - Center-right
  • Published on Jul 15, 2025

    Contract Approval Needed for Building to House New Police Department Training Simulators by Gun Range

    When the newly seated Bridgeport City Council holds its first meeting and the first meeting of the 2025-26 fiscal year tonight, they will be tasked with a decision on a pair of big-ticket items costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.   The meeting begins …

    Source: Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Tucson Speaks Out: July 17

    This is a new Arizona data center in Mesa (by Meta) with five buildings. A separate data center complex planned near the Pima County Fairgrounds in the Tucson area, to be developed by an undisclosed company, will have up to 10 buildings.  Star files …

    Source: The Arizona Daily Star - Center-left
  • Published on Jul 15, 2025

    Drunk Couple Caught Having Sex In Stolen Car As Police Crash Their Wild Ride

    Last Updated:July 14, 2025, 18:30 IST The couple, who earlier admitted their crime to the cops, later pleaded not guilty. The duo has been arrested for drunken driving, possession of drugs, indecent exposure, and vehicle theft (Pexels/Representative …

    Source: News18 - Center-right
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Heavy storms rip through Eastern Panhandle; residents evacuated from Charles Town apartment building

    CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Some Jefferson County residents spent the night in a shelter after more than 2.25 inches of rain fell in a short window of time in the Eastern Panhandle Wednesday evening. Part of the roof was hanging over the side of Charles Towers …

    Source: MetroNews - West Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Hancock Schools considering doing away with ‘dock days’

    NEW CUMBERLAND — The use of “dock days” may no longer be allowed in Hancock County Schools if an amendment is adopted to the district’s policy governing absences without pay. An amendment to Policy GCC, “Professional and Service Staff Leaves and Absences …

    Source: The Review - Ohio - Pending
  • Published on Jul 17, 2025

    Today in History: Wife arrested in N.D. for alleged abduction of own children; husband at large

    On this date in 1962, a West Virginia couple accused of abducting their own children fled across several states, with the mother and daughter arrested in North Dakota while the father and two sons remained at large. Here is the complete story as it …

    Source: InForum - North Dakota - Neutral

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  • Published on July 17, 2025 - 13:33 GMT

    Southern Russian Police Receive Award for Rejecting Bribes

    (MENAFN) Law enforcement officials in Russia’s southern Rostov Region are now receiving financial bonuses equal to the bribes they refuse, according to a high-ranking official. Aleksandr Rechitsky, who leads the local branch of the Interior Ministry, …

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  • Published on July 17, 2025 - 09:56 GMT

    Russian area gives prizes to policemen for refusing bribes

    (MENAFN) Police officers in Russia’s Rostov Region are now being rewarded with the exact sum of any bribe they refuse, a senior official has revealed. Aleksandr Rechitsky, head of the region’s Interior Ministry branch, announced on Tuesday that this …

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