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Minor injuries reported in crash that shut down Ohio Rt 7 Friday morning
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — A Friday morning crash between a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer shut down both lanes of State Route 7 south of Shadyside for more than an hour. The Ohio State Highway Patrol tells 7 News it happened at 8:26 a.m. in the Dilles Bottom area. They say the pickup driver, […]
Ohio officers seize 18 lbs of cocaine and fentanyl, 5 firearms, 8 vehicles, and $175,000 after a drug search at houses and a storage unit, Multiple arrested
Ohio officers say they have seized over 18 lbs of cocaine and fentanyl, five firearms, eight vehicles, and $175,000 after a drug search at multiple homes and a storage unit, leading to multiple arrests. The Jefferson County, Ohio Drug Task Force says they had four narcotics search warrants done at homes in Steubenville, Ohio on […]
Two New Philadelphia High School students struck by vehicle Tuesday; neither injured
This story was update because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy. NEW PHILADELPHIA ‒ Police will increase patrols in school zones after two New Philadelphia High School students were struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk on Tuesday morning. Neither student was injured. ...
Zanesville man's life sentence upheld after appeal of rape, kidnapping convictions
ZANESVILLE − 34-year-old Keith D. Hostottle Jr. of Zanesville had his life sentence upheld in a recent appeal ruling by the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals in Canton. In February 2024, Hostottle was found guilty of two counts of gross sexual imposition, third-degree felonies; one count of kidnapping and three counts of rape, all first-degree felonies, by a Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas jury. ...