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Vienna man pleads guilty to murdering girlfriend

PARKERSBURG — A Vienna man has pleaded guilty to murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend in July 2024. Hearl Thomas Collins, 32, pleaded guilty this week before Wood County Circuit Judge Jason Wharton to charges of first-degree murder and child neglect creating a substantial risk of ...

A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy

NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York on Wednesday to stop its tariff policy, saying it is unlawful and has brought chaos to the American economy. The lawsuit said the policy put in place by President Donald Trump ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 2: * Heather Dawn Lucas, 907 Pike St. Lot A, Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of driving on a suspended license and having no insurance and was released on a $1,000 personal recognizance bond. * ...