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Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Nov. 25: * Sonte Coventry Butler, 534 Fifth St., Parkersburg, had probable cause found on a charge of manufacture or possess controlled substance with intent to deliver Schedule I or II, and the case was transferred ...

Divorce petitions

PARKERSBURG — The following divorce petitions were filed in December with the Wood County Circuit Clerk’s Office: * Taryn Lynn Luckey and Jason Librado Luckey * Brent Douglas Henke and Megan Elizabeth Henke * Alexis Leeann Martin and Joseph Dalton Martin * Audrey Diane Thompson and ...

Randolph County man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

MARLINGTON — A Randolph County man was found guilty Monday of involuntary manslaughter and two other charges after firing a gun into a Durbin home in 2025, resulting in the death of a man inside the residence. After a seven-day trial, a jury found Jason Franklin Brickles, 48, of Valley ...

Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the U.S., dealing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda another legal, though perhaps temporary, setback. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Nov. 24: * Casey Tyler Lang, 1461 Montgomery Hill Road, Walker, was arraigned on a charge of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and held on a $1,000 surety bond. * Charles Ray Buck ...