BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Belmont County Common Pleas Court Judge Frank Fregiato will retire this summer. Fregiato made the announcement in a letter released by the court Thursday afternoon.

Ohio — Morel than 20 people indicted by a Belmont County Grand Jury were arraigned Thursday morning. Some of the major crimes on the docket involved children. First to appear before Judge Frank ...

An Ohio man who allegedly raped a child made his first appearance in court. 36-year-old Joseph Melvin from Bellaire, Ohio ...