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Officials: Shooter kills four at Georgia high school; suspect is in custody

WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A shooter at a Georgia high school killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms — and eventually to the football stadium — as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their children ...

Belpre Police

BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports Aug. 26: Aug. 12 * Cortney D. Pugh, 30, of Marietta, was cited for fail to obey traffic control device. Aug. 13 * Courtney L. Paschen, 48, of Belpre, was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail on the ...

West Virginia DNR asking for public’s help with hit and run boat incident

WILLIAMSTOWN — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Parkersburg Office is seeking information about a boating hit and run incident that occurred over the weekend. “Two boats were anchored at about starboard on the (Ohio) River” and a man driving a boat around the “north ...

Wood County authorities seek man for attempted murder

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a man wanted for attempted murder of his mother and later setting the house on fire. Around 8 a.m. Sunday, deputies responded to the area of 1882 Buckner Bend Road on a report of a domestic situation in which a female was ...