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Copper thefts under investigation in Belmont County
Belmont County detectives are cracking down on copper thefts after several months of investigating.
Shoplifter strikes at St. Clairsville Walmart
Police in Belmont County need help catching a shoplifter caught on camera at the Walmart in Saint Clairsville taking a rather large item.
Shoplifter strikes at St. Clairsville Walmart
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Counterfeit cash circulating in Belmont County
Police in Belmont County need help after learning several dozen counterfeit bills were used at businesses in the county.
Transformer blows in St. Clairsville causes power outages
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Enforce Drilling Rules in East Ohio
An Ohio Department of Natural Resources inspector said that when he went to a Belmont County farm on May 16, he found "what appeared to be oil-based mud that had been discharged directly onto the ground," along with standing water that also may have contained well drilling waste.
Accused Company Still Operating
A Harch Environmental Services official said the company has not been required to cease doing business in Ohio altogether, despite allegations of illegal brine dumping at a farm near St. Clairsville.
Industry, environmental groups agree at Ohio conference on horizontal ...
Representatives from two state groups with generally opposing viewpoints on energy policy are more like-minded in their positions on companies that illegally dump oilfield wastes.
Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in Belmont Co.
Officials with the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident in Belmont County .
Ohio Department of Natural Resources pursuing criminal, civil penalties for dumping brine waste
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is pursuing criminal and civil penalties against another company accused of illegally dumping brine waste from eastern Ohio's growing shale oilfields.
ODNR pursuing penalties against company illegally dumping brine waste
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is pursuing criminal and civil penalties against Harch Environmental Resources of St. Clairsville, which allegedly dumped "brine and other oil and gas related wastes" onto a Belmont County farm, according to orders issued by ODNR's oil and gas resources division Monday.
New hotel development coming to Belmont County
Belmont County developers are hoping to break ground on a new hotel in the Morristown area this summer, and the construction means more money for the county.
As of July 1, You Won't Have to Drive 65 in Ohio
A portion of Interstate 70 in western Belmont County is one of several stretches of highway where the state of Ohio will raise the speed limit from 65 mph to 70 mph this summer.
Police Find Crack Pipe During Traffic Stop
Traffic stop, crack pipe found A 30-year-old Cleveland man was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a loud exhaust, unsafe vehicle, driving under suspension after police found a pipe used for smoking crack-cocaine under the seat of his car following a traffic stop on Route 21 at around 11:30 p.m. May 13.