Local News

• 'Just wanted a ride out of the woods': Man charged with falsely reporting bear attack, court records say
• ECM Energy Services celebrates grand opening of expansive new site in Belmont, Ohio
• Wheeling Fire Department, Red Cross to distribute free smoke alarms in Ohio county

• Zupko assumes Belmont County clerk of courts role
• Local resident, kids make memories revitalizing rundown fence near Follansbee Burger King
• Pumpkin mania sweeps Barnesville at the 59th annual festival
• Wheeling residents speak out as police seek suspect in local crime wave

Nation & World

• 2 shot, killed in 'targeted' attack in Atlanta, police say; suspect also dead
• Man charged in death of newborn baby left at Oregon recycling center pleads not guilty
• Rain, wind impacts from Tropical Storm Ophelia seen across DC, Maryland, Virginia

• North Carolina officer rescues pit bull from Ophelia flood waters
• Birthplace of the atomic bomb embarking on biggest mission since the Manhattan Project
• Investigation underway after possible fatal alligator attack in Florida
• Homebuyers face 'discouraging' market amid stubbornly high mortgage rates

Sports

• 9.23.23 Highlights: Steub. Catholic Central @ Madonna
• 9.23.23 Highlights: Watkins Memorial @ Brooke
• 9.23.23 Highlights: Fort Frye @ Linsly

Elections

• Trump tweets Trump U deal helps him focus on US
• W.Va. State Treasurer Riley Moore says he will seek US House District 2 seat
• WLU student Willis discusses victory in West Virginia House of Delegates race

Blame My Roots

• Blame My Roots in full swing in Belmont County
• Blame My Roots 2022 artists: Luke Burkhardt
• Much like its predecessor, friendships, traditions being formed at Blame My Roots