NEWPORT – Payton Tyler has aspirations to become a criminal defense attorney upon completing law school. Even though the 17-year-old junior has another year at Frontier High School remaining, Tyler has her eyes on the prize and plans in place for her academics in the coming years. Born ...

A football standout at West Virginia University who played in the NFL will be featured in a Parkersburg Homecoming Festival fundraiser this month, the Homecoming Committee has announced. Owen Schmitt, known as the Runaway Beer Truck, will be at the Homecoming Dinner and Silent Auction on April ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general, ending the contentious tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department's culture of independence from the White House, oversaw large-scale firings of career employees and moved ...

CHARLESTON — With just 20 minutes to spare before a midnight deadline Wednesday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey finished signing the remaining bills from the 2026 legislative session, vetoing a dozen bills and letting several bills go into law without his signature. In a statement released Thursday ...

WILLIAMSTOWN – Williamstown High School hosted the first of three Wood County Schools Local School Improvement Council Showcase, giving students a chance to present projects that reflect a year’s worth of learning, creativity and collaboration. “In an LSIC showcase, we have the teachers ...

PARKERSBURG – Wood County Commissioners on Thursday recognized more achievements by area high school athletes and agreed to seek bids for another state-funded demolition of a dilapidated structure. Commissioners opened the meeting by presenting plaques to members of Parkersburg High ...