MARIETTA — The Washington County Grand Jury indicted 27 people Wednesday morning including four people for their involvement in a September shooting on Greene Street in Marietta that resulted in a woman getting shot in the face. The grand jury also indicted Beverly Police Chief Todd ...
VINCENT — An incident at Warren High School this week led to a former student facing assault charges. The incident happened at approximately 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and involved a male juvenile who lives in close proximity to the school coming to the school’s grounds during football practice, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A child psychiatrist who altered a first-day-of-school photo he saw on Facebook to make a group of girls appear nude. A U.S. Army soldier accused of creating images depicting children he knew being sexually abused. A software engineer charged with generating ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Oct. 16: * Sarah Jane Cross, 709 South Spring St., Harrisville, pleaded guilty to DUI - driving in an impaired state, less than .15 BAC, fined $361.48 and sentenced to five hours in jail which was ruled as time ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The most far-reaching of Ohio's laws restricting abortion was struck down on Thursday by a county judge who said last year's voter-approved amendment enshrining reproductive rights renders the so-called heartbeat law unconstitutional. Enforcement of the 2019 law banning ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Oct. 11-14: * Casey Jay Cox, Washington, W.Va., had a charge of domestic battery dismissed without prejudice as the state has had no contact with the alleged victim. * Leah Denise Hartness, 1817 7th St., ...
PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg substance abuse treatment facility is the subject of a lawsuit by the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office over allegations the company filed fraudulent claims with the state’s Medicaid program. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey held a press conference ...
DEVOLA — A boat accident on the Muskingum River led to the death of one person in Devola Sunday. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources received a call around 8 p.m. Sunday about a boating accident that occurred on the Muskingum River below the Devola Dam, according to ODNR Press ...
PARKERSBURG – The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Oct. 8: * Celeste Dawn Scott, 1801 McGraw Run Road, Sandyville, pleaded guilty to speeding (84 mph in a 70 mph zone) and fined $181.48. * Duwane J. Harris, 2317 Lincoln Ave., Saint Albans, had probable cause ...
BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports Oct. 21: Oct. 8 * Bobbi R. Christy, 49, of Athens, Ohio, was cited for driving under suspension, expired registration and improper lane change. * Alexandra D. Watson, 28, of Friendly, W.Va., was cited for fail to yield ...
PARKERSBURG — A Waverly woman was sentenced to over 40 years for second-degree murder and concealing the body of a man who had been reportedly missing for almost a year. Melody Ann Anderson, 50, appeared before Wood County Circuit Judge Robert Waters Monday to receive sentencing after ...
PARKERSBURG — One man is dead after a single-vehicle crash Monday morning at the 158-mile marker on Interstate 77, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday in a press release. A 2006 Nissan Altima was found resting against the cable barrier at mile marker 158 on the northbound ...
WHEELING — A Wetzel County man pleaded guilty Monday to unlawful possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made in court, Moundsville Police arrested Talon D. Feucht, 30, of New Martinsville, in August 2023 on an outstanding warrant for a charge of entering without ...
PARKERSBURG — A man who was convicted in a 1983 murder is seeking to have his conviction overturned, even after leading authorities to the body in 2018. Mark Hanna appeared before Wood County Circuit Judge J.D. Beane on Friday for a habeas hearing to have his conviction in the murder of ...
JACKSON, Ohio — Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks was recognized at a Buckeye State Ohio Sheriff’s Association meeting in Jackson on Thursday. Mincks received the Distinguished Service Award of the Chapel of Four Chaplains, which was presented by Bernie Lyons, Jared Smith and Jeff ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case made public Friday a heavily redacted trove of documents that provide a small glimpse into the evidence prosecutors will present if the case ever goes to trial. The nearly 1,900 pages of documents collected ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge had some pointed questions but did not immediately rule Friday on a request that Pennsylvania election officials take new steps to verify the identification and eligibility of soldiers and others living overseas. U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner ...
RIPLEY — More than $10,000 in unclaimed property has been presented to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department following the State Treasurer’s Office’s September firearms auction. Assistant Treasurer of Records and Security Mike Comer joined Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger and ...
BEVERLY — The case for the felony charge against Beverly Police Chief Todd Bumbalough in relation to an alleged incidence of domestic violence involving a 14-year-old female family member has been dropped and a special prosecutor has been requested to review the case. Retired Geauga County ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a Biden administration regulation aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges play out. The justices rejected a push from Republican-led states and industry groups to ...