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Waterford High School teacher faces two assault charges against student

WATERFORD – Waterford High School physical education teacher Matthew Ryan Warden was charged with two counts of assault to a student and arrested May 7 just after 5 p.m., according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office jail roster and Marietta Municipal Court documents. According to official documents, the assault took place May 5 at Waterford High School with two charges of harm knowingly made to the victim. The charges are first-degree misdemeanors. Warden, 55, was released on a personal recognizance bond on May 8, according to court documents and the Washington County Jail ...

Grantsville resident involved in fatal crash

ELIZABETH — On Sunday, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Trooper T. C. Winters responded to a single vehicle crash, on Little Kanawha Parkway near Chestnut Run Road in Elizabeth. Upon arrival, Winters learned that a vehicle driven by Steve Boggs, 59, of Grantsville, was traveling west on Little Kanawha Parkway (WV Route 5) when the vehicle went off the roadway, struck a pole, rolled over and came to rest upright. Boggs was extracted from the vehicle and was taken to Camden Clark Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. Next of kin has been notified, and the investigation is ...

Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force announces arrest

An Akron man was arrested this week and charged with possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine, the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force announced. At approximately 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, agents with the task force initiated a traffic stop on a 2018 Chevrolet Cruze on Camden Avenue, near the East Street intersection, after observing a traffic violation, a release from the task force said. The task force was assisted by the West Virginia State Police and the Parkersburg Police Department. During the stop, the passenger of the vehicle was observed reaching under the seat and subsequently ...

Truck rollover closes portion of US 50 outside Parkersburg

PARKERSBURG - A tractor-trailer rig overturned Thursday morning around mile marker 6 in the eastbound lane of U.S. 50, not far from the Division Street exit. It spilled its load of non-hazardous material and led to a temporary closure of the main roadway. Driver Ryan Patrick Wole of ...

Scam warned by state and local authorities

PARKERSBURG - State and local authorities over the weekend warned residents of a scam about owing traffic and parking fines. At least one Wood County resident reported she received the official-looking text message that said she owed a fine in the Kanawha County Municipal Court and the ...