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Judge hears arguments over West Virginia National Guard deployment to D.C.

CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County judge overseeing a case to halt the deployment of the West Virginia National Guard to the nation’s capital is seeking additional information before rendering a ruling. During a hearing Friday morning to consider a motion for a temporary restraining order ...

Parkersburg Police seek suspect in malicious wounding

PARKERSBURG - Parkersburg Police are searching for a woman accused of injuring a man with a sharp weapon during an altercation late Wednesday night. According to a release from the department, officers responded to the 2500 block of 39th Street at approximately 11:20 p.m. Oct. 23 after a ...

Parkersburg Police say missing juvenile found

PARKERSBURG - The Parkersburg Police Department announced that Gemma Davies, a juvenile reported as a runaway on Oct. 13, has been safely located and returned home unharmed. According to a release from Police Chief Matthew Board, officers in the patrol and investigative divisions followed ...

Washington County Grand Jury issues indictments

MARIETTA — The Washington County Grand Jury indicted 24 people this week, including a Marietta man on charges of rape involving a minor. Jeremy Allen Hines, 32, 27830 State Route 7, Marietta, was charged on two counts of rape, both first-degree felonies. Starting in July 2021, the charges ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG – Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Aug. 26: * Lee Kendall Mullins, 1424 Rector Road, Parkersburg, was arraigned on a petit larceny charge and released on $1,000 bond. * Bobby Allan Finley, Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of domestic battery and ...