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Murder suspect to remain in jail without bond

PARKERSBURG – The man arrested in October for a 2014 murder will remain in jail without bond, a judge ruled this morning. Gregory Alan Casto, 56, of Walker, was indicted by a grand jury last month on charges of first-degree murder and concealment of a deceased human body in the killing of ...

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals reverses decision in Wood County case

PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia Supreme Court reversed a decision by a Wood County Circuit Court judge to deny a motion to suppress and had a suspect’s drug convictions vacated. In an order dated Nov. 12, the court reversed a decision by Wood County Court Judge J.D. Beane in the June 2022 ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Sept. 19: * Andrea Elizabeth Holbert, 1102 29th St. Garage Apt., Parkersburg, had charges of possession of a controlled substance without a valid prescription, made a false emergency report, violation of a ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were released by Wood County Magistrate Court on Sept. 15: * Shannon Marie Reynolds, 1212 George St., Parkerburg, pleaded guilty to shoplifting and obstruction (false statement) and fined $377.96. She was sentenced to nine days in jail which was ruled as ...

Parkersburg man dies in Watertown Twp. crash

WATERTOWN TWP. — A Parkersburg man died Wednesday after a single-vehicle crash on Ohio 339 in Washington County. According to a release from the Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at approximately 4:59 a.m. Wednesday near milepost 12 on Ohio 339 in Watertown ...