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Man killed in accident in Washington County

MARIETTA - One man was killed Saturday in a motorcycle accident on State Route 550 in Washington County, according to the Marietta Post of the Ohio state Highway Patrol. Andrew P. Harris, 55, of Hebron, Ohio, was driving a 2021 Harley Davidson Street Glide west on Route 550 at milepost 5 in Fairfield Township where he went off the left side of the road and struck a guardrail, the patrol said. He was thrown off the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene, the patrol said. The accident happened around 12:15 p.m. The crash remains under investigation, the patrol said. Responding ...

Second man indicted in 1995 Fulton cold case murders

MARIETTA – On Wednesday morning, Washington County Sheriff Mark Warden and Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson announced the indictment and arrest of Waterford resident Johnny Ray Ball in connection with the 1995 murders of Kimberly Fulton and her son, Daniel. Ball, 64, is the second man indicted and arrested in connection with the killings. The bodies of Kimberly Fulton, 28, and Daniel, 17 months, were discovered on March 5, 1995, in their burned mobile home in Palmer Township. Investigators determined that the victims had died before the fire was started, indicating that the fire ...

One man killed in Athens County accident

ATHENS – One person was killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon in Athens County, according to the Athens Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. A 2005 Harley-Davidson driven by Thomas W. Burson, 45, The Plains, south on South Plains Road went off the right side of the road striking a curb and a sign, the post said. The accident happened around 1:30 p.m. Burson was taken to Fairfield Medical Center, then to the Adena Regional Medical Center for further evaluation, the post said. He died at the hospital as a result of the injuries, the post said. Athens County EMS and The ...

Parkersburg Police chief recalls Sept. 11 as a high school senior

PARKERSBURG – Matthew Board knew he was going into law enforcement long before Sept. 11, 2001, but being the son of a police officer and a federal government employee informed how he experienced that day. “I had just finished, actually, my civics class,” recalled Board, who was ...

Man arrested during Acton appearance at Canfield Fair

CANFIELD — A man was arrested Sunday afternoon by Mahoning County Sheriff’s deputies at the Mahoning County Democratic Party tent at the Canfield Fair. Patrick Havas, 38, of Canfield, is at the Mahoning County jail on charges of felony assault and disorderly conduct, according to jail records. No bond was set, and he likely will appear in Mahoning County Court in Canfield on Tuesday because the court is closed for Labor Day. The Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office said Havas entered the tent around 2:30 p.m. Sunday and was using his cell phone to record a visit to the Canfield Fair ...

Driver identified in Belleville train crash

BELLEVILLE – A Point Pleasant man was hospitalized after his vehicle was struck by a train Friday morning. According to a release from the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, deputies, firefighters and emergency medical personnel were dispatched just after 9 a.m. Friday to a railroad crossing ...