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Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Jan. 8: * Oleh Vashchyshyn, 2014 Baintree Court, Brunswick. Ohio, pleaded guilty to speeding (10 mph or less in excess on highway) and fined $181.48. * Amanda Jane Sams, 825 7th St., Parkersburg, to ...

Murder cases among latest Wood County indictments

PARKERSBURG — The man who was arrested for the deaths of a Walker couple in late May was indicted this week by the Wood County Grand Jury. The Wood County Prosecutor’s Office released the indictments Friday for 91 defendants. Bradley Joseph Cantwell, of Walker, was indicted on two counts ...

Former utility executives are indicted in an Ohio bribery scheme

A former CEO and one of his top executives with an Ohio energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme have been indicted on racketeering charges, federal prosecutors announced Friday. The former FirstEnergy Corp. executives — ex-CEO Chuck Jones and Senior Vice President ...