PARKERSBURG — Members of the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force assisted the U.S. Marshals C.U.F.F.E.D. Task Force with the execution of an arrest warrant for a Columbus man Thursday in Parkersburg.
Officials arrested Jermaine S. Westbrook II, 29, of Columbus, at 910 30th St. Apt. 8 in ...
VIENNA — A single vehicle accident Thursday on Grand Central Avenue in Vienna shut down traffic traveling in both directions and knocked out power to 43 customers in the area.
Vienna Police Chief Mike Pifer said the accident was reported at 11:02 a.m.
He said a silver SUV, driven by a ...
CHARLESTON (AP) — A Charleston-area magistrate dismissed one charge and decided not to impose jail time for another Thursday in the case of a protester arrested for disrupting lawmakers as they convened at the West Virginia Capitol in September to pass a near-total abortion ban.
Rose ...
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A convicted drug trafficker who helped dismember and bury the body of a West Virginia woman in Georgia following a fatal overdose was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison Thursday.
Seddrick Banks, 30, of Cartersville, Georgia, was sentenced in federal court in ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A fire destroyed an apartment building and displaced dozens of residents in Charleston, West Virginia, authorities said.
Firefighters said no injuries were reported in the blaze Wednesday that ravaged the 37-unit building next to the riverfront about a mile from the ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court Jan. 23:
* Justin Bruce Ketterman, 151 Highland Lake Terrace, Washington, had a preliminary hearing waived for a charge of driving on a revoked license for third-offense DUI. The case was sent to Wood County ...
VIENNA — The Vienna Police Department released the following reports Jan. 24:
Jan. 17
* Robert E. Rushton, of Beckley, was arrested on a charge of possession of cocaine.
Jan. 19
* Benjamin L. Atkinson, of Davisville, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, failure to yield ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of abortion rights filed separate lawsuits Wednesday challenging two states’ abortion pill restrictions, the opening salvo in what’s expected to be a protracted legal battle over access to the medications.
The lawsuits argue that limits on the drugs in North ...
PARKERSBURG — An investigative team on a cold case in Wood County will hold a fundraiser next week to increase the amount of the reward for information.
The Safe Haven team will be at the North End Tavern from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 4 when investigators and members of the Judith Petty family will be ...
PARKERSBURG — Three people from Wood County were charged Tuesday with drug offenses after one search led to another, the Parkersburg Narcotics and Violent Crimes Task Force said.
With the assistance of the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, the Task Force served a search warrant Tuesday at 486 ...
PARKERSBURG — The following property transfers were recorded in Wood County Oct. 24-28, 2022:
* Ruth A Rawlings Affiant of Barbara L Bradbury Estate to Ruth A Rawlings, deed book 1344/503 - lot 9A Valley View subdivision with exhibit, Clay District, death deed.
* Ruth A Rawlings to ...
PARKERSBURG — The following civil suits were filed in the office of the Wood County Circuit Clerk between Dec. 19-29:
* Stephanie Bosley-Howell v. Southbridge LLC, Zachary Bosley and Nicholas Bosley
* Discover Bank, c/o Discover Products Inc., v. Richard A. Davis
* Discover Bank, c/o ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Jan. 19:
* Samantha Dawn Givens, Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of domestic battery and released on $1,500 bond.
* Benjamin Levi Atkinson, 143 Grant Hill Road, Davisville, was arraigned on charges of ...
BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports on Jan. 23.
Jan. 7
* William J. Weigle II, 30, Belpre, was cited for reckless operation and squealing tires
Jan. 11
* Justin P. Knopp, 32, Belpre, was cited for driving under suspension and expired registration.
Jan. ...
PARKERSBURG — The following property transfers were recorded in Wood County Oct. 24-28, 2022:
* Joseph L Conley and Mollie K conley to Joseph L Conley (Co-Trustee), Mollie K Conley (Co-Trustee), and Joseph L and Mollie K Conley Living Trust, all intrest lot 8 and part tract lot 9 subdivision ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is getting more than $620,000 to help kids who are incarcerated and prevent others from entering the criminal justice system, two U.S. senators announced.
“It’s important that we do all we can to make sure people feel safe and support efforts that ...
CHARLESTON — Ivan Lee Burton, 47, of Columbus, was sentenced Jan. 12 to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing methamphetamine, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Burton ...
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — The hunt for a gunman who killed 10 people at a ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations ended Sunday when authorities found him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the van he used to flee after people thwarted his attempt at a second ...
CHARLESTON — The student at the center of a federal lawsuit to block enforcement of West Virginia’s prohibition on transgender student athletes is seeking a stay of a lower court’s decision pending an appeal.
Attorneys for Becky Pepper-Jackson, a transgender girl at Bridgeport Middle ...
MARIETTA — On Saturday, at approximately 11:45 a.m., troopers from the Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to State Route 7 near the Willow Island Locks and Dam for a reported unresponsive male lying on the ...