PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office released the following reports from March 11-13: March 11 * A traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle on East Seventh Street and a citation was issued to Jerome Lee Blackwell, 47, of Emerson Avenue, for third-offense driving on ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting near Williamstown Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Rick Woodyard confirmed the death of a male subject at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday. The sheriff’s office posted on its Facebook page around 12:22 p.m. Tuesday that ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Feb. 25. * Alexzandria Niccole Anderson, 157 Dickens Drive, Apt. 7., Mineral Wells, was arraigned on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Bond set at $1,000 personal recognizance. * ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Feb. 24: * Bridgette Lei Heuer, Po Box 1022, Elizabeth, had a preliminary hearing waived on a charge of an inmate in possession of weapon, drugs or dangerous materials. The case was sent to Wood County Circuit ...
WILLIAMSTOWN – One man is dead following a shooting today near Williamstown. Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard confirmed the death. The sheriff’s office posted on its Facebook page around 12:22 p.m. that deputies were on the scene of a shooting involving two victims on Maple Drive in the ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office released the following reports from March 7-13: * During that period, deputies responded/answered 366 calls, including: 75 traffic stops; 54 speak with complainant by phone or in person; 23 domestic calls/domestic violence protective orders ...
A federal judge on Monday questioned whether the Trump administration ignored his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador, a possible violation of the decision he'd issued minutes before. District Judge James E. Boasberg was incredulous over the administration's ...
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Flights were in the air at the time ...
The new populist president railed against the judiciary as they blocked his aggressive moves to restructure his country's government and economy. This was in Mexico, where former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador eventually pushed through changes that required every judge in his country ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Feb. 20: * Samantha Danielle Crouch, 943 Swann St., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance without a valid prescription, fined $176.48 and sentenced to 90 days in jail which was ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office released the following reports for the period from March 5-6: March 5 * A citation was issued to Nicole Mae Harbison, 19, of Lang Farm Road, Marietta, for failure to obey traffic light. * Deputies responded to Glendale Road/Williams Highway ...
DAVIS, W.Va. — Timberline Mountain in Tucker County has announced that a guest died while skiing at the resort Wednesday. The resort made the announcement on its Facebook page, adding it wasn’t releasing any additional details about the incident out of respect for the family and loved ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office released the following reports for the period from Feb. 28-March 6: * During that period, deputies responded/answered 340 calls including: 87 traffic stops; 51 speak with complainant by phone or in person; 12 domestic calls/domestic violence ...
CHARLESTON — A second attempt by the West Virginia Democratic Party to get a Democrat appointed to the House of Delegates seat vacated by former Delegate-elect Joseph de Soto has been dismissed, though the first lawsuit is still pending. In an order released by the West Virginia Supreme ...
PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Police Department was investigating a Wednesday evening accident in south Parkersburg involving a vehicle striking a residence. On Wednesday at approximately 7:05 p.m., Parkersburg Police, along with other emergency personnel, responded to the 1500 block of ...
PARKERSBURG — A vehicle crash occurred at 12:56 p.m. Thursday at Sixth and Juliana streets in downtown Parkersburg. A supervisor at the Wood County 911 Center said it was a two-vehicle accident where one person had an abrasion on their arm and ended up being transported to WVU Medicine ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge in Maryland has blocked for now the mass firings of probationary federal workers and ordered thousands of fired probationary workers to be reinstated, marking the second decision of its kind in a day. The order from U.S. District Judge James Bredar came late ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Feb. 19: * Candace Mowery, 1305 Lost Pavement Road, Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to issuing worthless checks and fined $340.48. He had a charge of obtaining property in return for a worthless check on a ...
CHARLESTON — Charles Ray Mackey, 43, of Parkersburg, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to four years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made in court, on Nov. ...
CHARLESTON — Catra Nelson, also known as “Trey,” 48, of Zanesville, pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting the distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court ...