1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (780+ words) Benjamin Powell LOOKING TO STEP UP " WVU football wide receiver John Neider goes out for a pass during the Gold-Blue Spring Festival. MORGANTOWN " During West Virginia football's spring game, wide receiver John Neider seemed to be a favorite target for…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (544+ words) Gage Vota RETIRED " Worldwide Aircraft employees work towards erecting the retired U. S. Air Force F-16 Thunderbird Jet on its pedestal in front of Union Local High School. MORRISTOWN " After nearly eight years of planning, a retired U. S. Air Force F-16 Thunderbird jet has arrived…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago  (393+ words) Contributed CAMPS PLANNED " Making plans for upcoming camps are, from left, Bobbyjon Bauman, executive director of the Sycamore Youth Center; Diana Tygett, who will lead ballet and jazz and contemporary dance camps; and Hannah Graham, who will lead a musical…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (196+ words) Contributed JUST DESSERTS "Patrons browse a sampling of chocolate-covered strawberries from Oglebay Park during Saturday's Chocolate Extravaganza at Temple Shalom in Wheeling. The event, which featured treats from 15 different local businesses, raises money for programming and community outreach at the…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (643+ words) STEUBENVILLE " Ask Marc Barnes why First Fridays on Fourth Street continues to be a successful event and he will give you a simple answer: It's something that the city really wants. "It has become a system," said Barnes while discussing…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (621+ words) Ross Gallabrese COMMUNITY NIGHT PLANS " Discussing this year's Steubenville-Weirton Community Night at PNC Park are, from left, Kevan Brown, business manager for Local 246 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; John Hale, publisher of the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (712+ words) Ross Gallabrese SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH " David Pepper, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said ensuring Ohioans continue to have access to health care is a priority while speaking Friday in front of Trinity Medical Center West. STEUBENVILLE " Working to keep…...

1+ day, 24+ min ago  (580+ words) Derek Redd SENTENCED " Dwayne Herring appears in court for sentencing for the first-degree murder of his wife, Kathleen Herring. A Wheeling man will serve life in prison with the possibility of parole after being sentenced Thursday in the First Judicial…...

1+ day, 6+ min ago  (500+ words) BIG BOOST "Commissioners say a $7, 000 per acre signing bonus for the mineral rights to the former Eastern Gateway campus will pump a half-million into Jefferson County's coffers. They were joined at Thursday's meeting by Theodora Timmons, 6-year-old daughter of Commissioner…...

1+ day, 24+ min ago  (498+ words) Craig Howell A proposal, which would have used a portion of Hancock County's opioid settlement funds to cover the county's regional jail fees for the next fiscal year, was blocked from discussion during Thursday's county commission meeting. Pictured are Commission…...