MARIETTA — One person was arrested Friday night during an OVI checkpoint on Ohio 7 near Washington County 9 by the Ohio State Highway Patrol Marietta Post with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Marietta Police Department, the patrol reported. The checkpoint, funded by a ...
PARKERSBURG — The following property transfers were recorded in Wood County from March 4-8: * Melrose Family Trust, Mark A. Melrose (trustee) and J. J. Melrose (indirect) to Jeffrey Payne and Melody Melrose, all interest tract 70.82 acres and tract seven acres and tract 65 3/10 acres, ...
PARKERSBURG — A Washington County man died Thursday after a wrong-way collision outside Parkersburg. Ishmael Smith, 84, of Little Hocking, was found dead at the scene of the crash around 2:47 p.m. Thursday at mile marker 6 in the eastbound lanes of Robert C. Byrd Highway, according to a post ...
PARKERSBURG — A man who fled from police Thursday evening was apprehended early Friday morning. Brandon Cody Burton, 24, of Parkersburg, was charged with fleeing from an officer on foot and fleeing from an officer in a vehicle after being taken into custody, according to a release from the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The final jurors were seated Friday in Donald Trump's hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected the former president's latest bid to halt the case as a hectic day in court set the stage for opening statements to begin Monday. The panel of New Yorkers who will decide ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 11: * Michael David Enoch, 607 33rd St., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to driving on a suspended license and fined $276.48. A charge of improper registration was dismissed. * Corey John Phelps-Apostolec, ...
PARKERSBURG — The following property transfers were recorded in Wood County from March 4-8: * G. Russell Rollyson Jr. Deputy Commissioner of Delinquent and Non Entered Lands of Wood County West Virginia and Ross Family Investments LLC (indirect) to Appcom LLC, part tract block F. A. C. ...
PARKERSBURG — The following divorce petitions were filed in the office of the Wood County Circuit Clerk between Jan. 2-March 29: * Sabrina N. Bowen and Austin E. Bowen * Jessica Lee Anthony and Kerry Randall Anthony * Tiffany A. Smith and Isaac W. Smith * Amzailia C. DeGracia and Braulio ...
PARKERSBURG — The firearms auction conducted last month by the West Virginia Treasurer’s Office brought in $98,635 for 19 participating law enforcement agencies. Nearly $30,000 of it came back to the Parkersburg Police Department. The department submitted approximately 190 guns that would ...
PARKERSBURG — A three-vehicle accident at the six mile marker of U.S. 50 Thursday has taken the life of one driver and sent another to the hospital, according to Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard. The Wood County 911 Center said the initial call came in at 2:47 p.m. and that the Parkersburg ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump's history-making hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of dramatic testimony. The court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors, with the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump lost a bid Thursday to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington denied defense ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial ordered the media on Thursday not to report on where potential jurors have worked and to be careful about revealing information about those who will sit in judgment of the former president. Judge Juan Merchan acted after one juror ...
The Sheetz convenience store chain has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants. Sheetz Inc., which operates more than 700 stores in six states, discriminated against Black, Native American and multiracial job seekers by ...
MADISON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia mother has been charged in the death of her 14-year-old daughter, who was found "emaciated to a skeletal state," according to officials and court documents. The mother was arrested Wednesday and charged with child neglect causing death, Boone County ...
MARIETTA — The Ohio State Highway Patrol will hold an OVI checkpoint will be held today in Washington County, with the location to be announced this morning. The checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers “Based on provisional data, ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 10: * Randy Gene Smith, 728 Hill St., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to failure to stop at a stop sign and fined $181.48. * John S. Buskirk, 2612 Division St. Ext., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to ...
PARKERSBURG — The following property transfers were recorded in Wood County from March 4-8: * Hope Gas Inc. to Ronald L. Deem, deed book 417/12 and 517/538, release deed. * Luke C. Sheppard to Deborah Jean Bray, lot 66 Parker’s Towne subdivision phase one, Union District, $150,000. * ...
Uber is helping investigators look into an account that sent a driver to the Ohio home where an 81-year-old man allegedly shot the woman to death because he erroneously believed she was part of a scam that targeted him, the ride-hailing company said Wednesday. The March 25 shooting death of ...
PARKERSBURG – The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 5-7: * Logan Michael Grate, 52752 St. Rt. 248, Long Bottom, Ohio, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and fined $181.48. A charge of failure to maintain control was dismissed. * Adam ...