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Judge denies suspect bond in Ball murder case

PARKERSBURG — The man charged in the 2014 murder of Cindy Ball will remain in jail after a Wood County judge denied a motion for bond on Monday. Gregory Alan Casto, 56, of Walker, has been held in the North Central Regional Jail in Doddridge County following his arrest on Oct. 21 after a ...

Ohio Supreme Court to hear cases on injection wells, solar farm proposal

MARIETTA - The Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral arguments on eight cases Nov. 18–19, including a dispute over hydraulic-fracturing waste in Southeast Ohio and the proposed approval of a major solar facility in Logan County, according to Court News Ohio, a service of the Supreme Court of ...

N.Y. man charged in drug bust by Mid-Ohio Valley authorities

BELPRE - A New York man was arrested recently in Belpre on drug charges in a cooperative investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau and the Parkersburg Violent Crimes and Narcotics Task Force. Cleveland Bedgood, 50, Lockport, N.Y., was charged with possession ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Sept. 22: * Brian Wood St. Apt. 7, Parkersburg, had a preliminary hearing waived on a charge of third-offense driving on a revoked or suspended license for DUI. The case was sent to Wood County Circuit ...

Belpre Police

BELPRE - Belpre Police Department released the following reports on Nov. 17. Nov. 10 * Daniel S. Brunty, 39, Belpre, was cited for driving under suspension. * Chavazze L. Kidder, 31, Marietta, was cited for driving under suspension and possessing drug abuse instruments. * Nickolas A. ...

Federal review finds issues with Justice-era Child Protective Services

CHARLESTON – A federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system during former Gov. Jim Justice’s final year in office found that 91% of 100 reviewed reports did not follow requirements for child neglect and abuse cases. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of ...