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PARKERSBURG – The following reports were released by the Wood County Magistrate Court on May 3: * Morgan Baldwin, 221 Meadow Lane, Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to operation without a certificate or failure to produce a certificate and was assessed $181.48. A charge of expired registration was dismissed. * James Paul Rush, 610 Wilbur St., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to first-offense shoplifting. He was assessed $201.48 and a civil penalty of $427.09 paid to Rural King. * Jeffrey Alan Eddy, 928 Newbanks Road, Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to speeding, 52 mph in a 35 mph zone, and was ...

Jackson County Sheriff looking for burglary suspect

RIPLEY – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a female suspect who was allegedly part of a massive theft from a residence near Evans. The department is involved in an extensive burglary investigation that resulted in two warrants for Samantha Jo Carte and Emily Beth Archer, according to a post on the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department’s Facebook page. “The two individuals entered the home when the owner was away and stole approximately $55,000 worth of numerous guns, large volumes of rare silver coins, and other valuable collectibles,” the post said. ...

State Tax Department wants say in federal case over Justice-owned Greenbrier Resort

CHARLESTON - In the latest twist and turn surrounding the fight over the historic Greenbrier Resort between U.S. Sen. Jim Justice and a Texas-based hotel chain, West Virginia tax officials want a seat at the table with more than $4 million in tax liens on the line. In a filing Wednesday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, attorneys for the West Virginia Tax Division submitted a formal request to intervene in a federal lawsuit before U.S. District Court Judge Frank W. Volk filed last month by White Sulphur Springs Holdings LLC (WSSH) against Sen. ...

Boy injured in fall off bridge at Woodridge

MINERAL WELLS – A young boy fell off a bridge at Woodridge Plantation early Wednesday evening causing serious injuries. The call came over the emergency radio system around 5 p.m. of a 9- to 10-year-old boy who fell 16-feet off of a bridge to the rocks below, dispatchers said. The boy was breathing, but severely injured. Crews called for a helicopter but it could not launch due to weather conditions, radio traffic indicated. As of 5:30 p.m. the child was in an ambulance and headed to WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, a 911 supervisor said. Further details ...

Suspect, victim identified in weekend officer-involved shooting in Parkersburg

PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia State Police said Monday that the man who died over the weekend after reportedly exchanging gunfire with Parkersburg and Wood County law enforcement is suspected of killing the woman whose body was found in their shared residence. Miguel Angel Gallegos, 49, of 3408 25th St., Parkersburg, was identified by 1st Sgt. C.J. Weekley as the man accused of both firing on officers at the scene and of killing Evelyn Lassend, 45, of the same address. Weekley said Lassend’s cause of death remains under investigation. Press releases from both the Parkersburg ...