VIENNA – A man was taken into custody Tuesday following a reported disturbance on Ninth Street that prompted a police response and temporary evacuation of nearby residents, according to authorities. Vienna Police Chief Carl Powell said officers were first dispatched to the residence earlier ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration's push to end legal protections for people fleeing war and natural disaster from countries around the world, including Haiti and Syria. The court declined, though, to immediately lift the protections for ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Wood County man serving life in prison without parole eligibility in a 2021 homicide. Victor Lee Thompson’s lawyers had argued that Thompson acted in self-defense and that Wood County Circuit Court Judge ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Dec. 2: * Richard Allen Davis II, 1316 Market St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of breaking and entering (two counts) and burglary. Bond was set at $200,000 surety. * David Lee Phillips, 921 Lynn ...
MARIETTA – A former Marietta College president has filed a lawsuit alleging he was targeted by a faculty member with false allegations of misconduct while the college did nothing to stop it. Former Marietta College President William Ruud, via attorney Fred M. Bean, filed the lawsuit in the ...
MARIETTA — A Paden City man was killed in an accident Saturday morning in Marietta, the Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Alex S. Doak, 31, was killed at the intersection of Cogswell Lane and Ohio 7 (Pike Street) where he was attempting to turn onto Ohio 7, the patrol ...
MARIETTA — Twenty-one people were indicted by the Washington County Grand Jury this week, including a West Virginia man facing 14 charges relating to sexual misconduct with a minor. From Sept. 25 to Dec. 14, the indictment says, William Lee Santos, 38, now in custody at the North Central ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Dec. 1: * Jahbree Elijandel Sheppard, 4413 Ninth Ave., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to having no insurance and fined $376.48. A charge of third-offense driving on a suspended license was dismissed, per a plea ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by Supreme Court are due refunds. Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade wrote that "all importers of record'' ...
PARKERSBURG - The sheriff of Wood County on Tuesday issued a statement about sleeper cells. Sheriff Rick Woodyard said he wanted to address the concerns received from residents and the anxiety and uncertainty caused by headlines when it comes to the safety of families and the ...
PARKERSBURG — The following property transfers were recorded in Wood County between Oct. 28 and Nov. 1, 2024: * Timothy and Brenda Miller to Stephanie and Adam Cognata tract 9.5 acres Dallison Road, Walker District, $25,000. * Eddy and Ruth Sheppard to Eric Sheppard, Randy Sheppard and ...
PARKERSBURG — A man facing multiple charges of sexual assault and sexual abuse was one of 13 indictments handed down Monday by a special session of the Wood County Grand Jury. Micah Carr, 21, in custody at the North Central Regional Jail in Doddridge County, was arraigned on two counts of ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Department is warning the community of a targeted scam affecting local delivery drivers. In a post to its Facebook page, the sheriff’s department urged Wood County residents to be aware of a structured scam targeting food delivery drivers operating ...
BELPRE - The Belpre Police Department has released the following reports: Feb. 10 * Michael R. Griffin, 38, of Mineral Wells was cited for fictitious registration Feb. 12 * Mikeya R. Kovacs, 20, of Marietta was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail on a warrant for ...
CHARLESTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee pushed out two bills Monday afternoon: one that could sidestep federal rules governing how machine guns are sold, and one allowing those accused of domestic violence to hold onto their firearms under certain circumstances. The committee recommended ...
PARKERSBURG – A woman charged over the weekend with first-degree murder told 911 dispatchers a man attempted to touch her inappropriately before she shot him, court records show. Claudia Lynn Torres, 19, of 324 Stealey Ave., Clarksburg, is being held without bond at the North Central ...
PARKERSBURG – A Clarksburg woman was arrested after an early morning shooting that left a man dead, Parkersburg Police announced. Claudia Lynn Torres, 19, of Clarksburg, is in custody at the Wood County Holding Center pending arraignment on a charge of first-degree murder, according to a ...
CHARLESTON — The U.S. Department of Justice says it is suing five states, including West Virginia, over failing to produce their full voter registration lists upon request. The filing by the department’s Civil Rights Division also includes Kentucky, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Utah, and was ...
PARKERSBURG — A former local swimming coach was sentenced Friday to five to 25 years in prison on sexual abuse charges. David Andrew Adams, 38, of Parkersburg, was sentenced by Wood County Circuit Court Judge Jason Wharton to not less than one nor more than five years on each of five counts ...
A West Virginia woman was sentenced to up to life in prison Wednesday in the death of her teenage daughter whose emaciated body was found at their home in a case that prompted scrutiny of the state's overwhelmed child welfare system. Julie Miller will be eligible for parole after serving 15 ...