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Looking to the future of Belco Works,a new training facility is coming to Belmont County."This has been a long time getting to this point, one that often times

The Great Stone Viaduct has come a long way in recent years, thanks to the efforts of a local group working to preserve the distinct landmark and repurpose it as a destination for visitors — work has recently earned state recognition. On Tuesday, members of the Great Stone Viaduct Historical Education Society attended the Ohio […]

BELLAIRE — The Great Stone Viaduct has come a long way in recent years, thanks to the efforts of a local group working to preserve the distinct landmark and r

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont College will be hosting the Third Annual Appalachia Forward conference today, with federal officials expected to announce a new init

A decade after the start of Ohio's shale gas boom, counties with the most oil and gas production continue to have higher-than-average unemployment rates.

A decade into Ohio’s shale gas boom, seven Appalachian counties still have unemployment rates that exceed the state average.

The Allegheny Front Judy Burger stands next to her home in Belmont County, Ohio. Across the road two frack waste injection wells are being constructed. She fears noise and pollution from constant truck traffic. Drilling for oil and gas brings up millions of gallons of wastewater. In Ohio, much of that waste is pumped into underground wells. Some communities want a say when the state approves these injection wells. After 25 years in their Belmont County, Ohio home, Judy Burger’s husband is ge...

Each well drilled using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for oil and gas production creates tens of millions of gallons of wastewater, called produced