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Warren man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison

Local News July 8, 2026

Staff report WHEELING, W.VA. — A Warren man who transported methamphetamine to Wetzel County was sentenced this week to 10 years in federal prison, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia Matthew L. Harvey. Kyle Thomas Bryan, 33, of Warren, was sentenced Tuesday to 120 months in prison on a charge of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to a news release from Harvey’s office, in January 2025, the Marshall County Drug Task Force acted on information from a confidential informant regarding Bryan, who ...

Child nearly drowns in Weathersfield

Local News July 8, 2026

WEATHERSFIELD — Township police said a 3-year-old girl almost drowned in a swimming pool on the Fourth of July, but adults at the scene administering CPR saved her life. Police Chief Michael Naples said the girl is recovering and is expected to be OK. Police responded at 3:45 p.m. Saturday to a home in the 1600 block of Warner Avenue for a child who almost drowned in a pool. First responders and adults at the scene were able to help the child with CPR. Naples said the action of the adults and first responders saved her life.

Hubbard forms data center committee

Local News July 8, 2026

HUBBARD — City council meetings over the past several months have been the center of attention and officials took another step toward easing residents’ concerns with a plan to discuss and become more informed on data centers. As part of miscellaneous items for discussion at Monday’s meeting, Council President Mike Mogg expressed a desire to see city officials form a committee to discuss data centers in hopes of getting the matter under control. Councilwomen Bonnie Viele, D-1st Ward, Robin Zambrini, D-2nd Ward, Lisha Pompilli-Baumiller, D-3rd Ward, and Councilman Jerome Crowe, ...

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Clashes in Sri Lankan prison leave at least 25 dead, mostly inmates

National News July 7, 2026

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Clashes broke out inside a prison in the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital, killing at least 25 people, most of them inmates, and injuring more than 100, officials said Monday. The unrest at the prison in Negombo, about 22 miles north of the capital, Colombo, started among inmates on Sunday, and when guards attempted to intervene on Monday, “they (inmates) started attacking the prison officials,” prison spokesman A.C. Gajanayake said. He told reporters that some inmates attempted to escape but were stopped. An official at the main state-run hospital ...

NATO chief demands allies present plans to reach defense targets

International News July 7, 2026

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday demanded that members put forward “clear, concrete and credible plans” to reach the organization’s defense spending targets at its annual summit in Ankara. Rutte spoke in the Turkish capital ahead of the two-day summit starting on Tuesday at a crucial time for the alliance, with the United States scaling down its security role in Europe. Washington has been pressing allies to shoulder more of the spending burden. The 32 nations agreed last year to invest 5% of their gross domestic product on defense — 3.5% on ...