CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Wilson Garcia hadn’t even asked his neighbor to stop shooting his gun. People in their rural town north of Houston are used to people firing their weapons to blow off steam, but it was late Friday night, and Garcia had a month-old son who was crying. So, Garcia ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office on Monday issued an advisory from a Pennsylvania police department looking for a man with ties to Parkersburg. The Lewistown (Pa.) Police Department has two felony arrest warrants for Gordon R. Goins, who was released from the Mifflin County ...
CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A widening manhunt for a Texas gunman who killed five neighbors continued turning up nothing Sunday as officers knocked on doors, the governor put up $50,000 in reward money and the FBI acknowledged they had “zero leads” after nearly two days of ...
PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Violent Crimes and Narcotics Task Force seized fentanyl and methamphetamine during the execution of two search warrants Thursday and Friday. According to a release from the Task Force, approximately 65 grams of suspected fentanyl, 9 grams of suspected ...
CHARLESTON — A former West Virginia regional director of parole for the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation in Parkersburg was sentenced Thursday in federal court in the Southern District of West Virginia to 87 months imprisonment and three years supervised release for ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court April 25: * Brandon Kyle Rutherford, 111 Santee Dr., Marietta, was arraigned on two counts of possession of a controlled substance and released on $1,000 bond. * Timothy Paul Satterfield, 21 Waverly Acres Circle, ...
PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Police Department released the following reports April 27: * Between April 21-24, officers of the Parkersburg Police Department responded to 398 calls for service, issued 26 traffic citations, completed 81 reports and responded to 11 motor vehicle crashes. ...
RENO — The Washington County Sheriff’s office is investigating the deaths of two individuals found in a home Thursday afternoon at 445 Sandhill Road in Reno. Sheriff Larry Mincks said officers made entry into the home on Thursday and discovered the bodies of Michael Edward Dixon, 55, and ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Department released the following reports on April 25. From April 19-23, deputies: answered 241 calls; 31 traffic stops; 30 speak to complainant by phone and in person; 13 domestic calls and domestic protective orders served; five traffic accidents; ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 24: * Melissa Dawn Gregg, 3528 1/2 Roseland Ave., Parkersburg, had a preliminary hearing waived for a charge of embezzlement. The case was sent to Wood County Circuit Court. * Essie Virginia Miller, 132 ...
PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg woman was charged with a misdemeanor count of willful disruption of governmental processes after interrupting a meeting of Parkersburg City Council’s Urban Renewal Authority on Tuesday. According to Wood County Magistrate Court records, Jessica Stark-Omogunloye, ...
PARKERSBURG — Bringing attention to the many ways sexual assault can impact victims was the focus of a rally Wednesday in downtown Parkersburg. The Family Crisis and Intervention Center held its first Denim Day at Bicentennial Park in Parkersburg to bring attention to sexual assault and ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court April 21-23: * Kelly Ann Walker, 2608 New York Ave., Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of embezzlement and released on $5,000 bond. * Kenneth Paul Bell, 64 Coakley Drive, Parkersburg, was arraigned on a ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 19: * Sarah Mahalajanene Blankenship, 1845 Right Fork Millcreek Rd., Fort Gay, W.Va., pleaded guilty to battery, was fined $170.25 and sentenced to 10 days in jail which was suspended and was placed on ...
BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports on April 21: April 15 * Timothy J. Metz, 54, of Parkersburg was cited for assured clear distance ahead. April 17 * Jordan L. Swiger, 34, of Parkersburg was cited for expired registration. * Ericlee Harmon Sr., 50, of ...
PARKERSBURG — A Waverly woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man reportedly missing for nearly a year. According to a criminal complaint filed in Wood County Magistrate Court, Melody Ann Anderson, 49, 239 James Lane, Waverly, told the West Virginia State Police ...
PARKERSBURG — A former parole officer in Parkersburg with the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a female parolee, federal officials said. Anthony DeMetro, 44, was sentenced Thursday in U.S. Distict Court ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 18: * Brian Scott Casto, 11638 Stauton Turnpike, Walker, pleaded guilty to driving on a revoked license for DUI, was fined $270.25 and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Charges of driving under the influence ...
BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports April 21: April 15 * Timothy J. Metz, 54, of Parkersburg, was cited for assured clear distance ahead. April 17 * Jordan L. Swiger, 34, of Parkersburg, was cited for expired registration. * Ericlee Harmon Sr., 50, of ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023, replaying the horror on a loop roughly once a week so far this year. The carnage has taken 88 lives in 17 mass killings over 111 days. Each time, the killers wielded firearms. Only 2009 was marked by as many ...