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 ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 4: * Monica Marie McMurray, 1509 Crescent St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of shoplifting and released on $500 bond. * Elaina Jolynn Slack-Nolen, 1020 Swann St. Apt. 2, Parkersburg, was ...
PARKERSBURG — The name of the person who died over the weekend due to high water on Nicolette Road will not be released until today, according to Wood County Sheriff Department Chief Deputy Mike Deem. Emergency officials received a call at 5:37 p.m. Sunday regarding a blue Chevy S-10 truck ...
MARIETTA — Marietta residents Noah Six and Shila Day, who are each charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide in the death of their 5-month-old daughter Luna Rayne Six, had hearings about modifying their bonds Monday, where a bombshell was dropped. Six and Day were ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The historic hush money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life. The day ended without any jurors ...
PARKERSBURG — Members of the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, St. Joseph Ambulance Service and the East Wood Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 1100 block of Nicolette Road Sunday after receiving a call that a vehicle was submerged in high water. The Wood County 911 Center said ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's history-making criminal trial is set to start Monday with a simple but extraordinary procedural step that is vital to American democracy. A group of regular citizens — Trump's peers, in the eyes of the law — will be chosen to decide whether the former ...
VIENNA — Vienna City Council voted Thursday to solicit bids for two new or used unmarked SUVs and purchase a single-axle trailer valued at $4,550 for the Police Department using opioid settlement funds. Mayor Randy Rapp said the SUVs and trailer are within the categories designated for ...
MARIETTA — A man accused of stealing political signs urging people to vote against the recent school bond renewal in Belpre pleaded not guilty Friday in Marietta Municipal Court. Marcus T. McCartney, 45, 719 Clement Ave., Belpre, appeared before Judge Randall E. Jedlink for an ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case on Friday turned down the former president's request to postpone his trial because of publicity about the case. It's the latest in a string of delay denials that Trump has gotten from various courts this week as he fights ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 3: * Patrick Wayne Settle, 504 34th St. Apt. 2, Vienna, had a preliminary hearing waived for a charge of manufacture or possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver a Schedule I or II ...
VIENNA — Vienna Police Chief Mike Pifer announced his retirement ahead of the regularly scheduled Vienna City Council meeting Thursday evening. Pifer’s last day will be May 21. He said serving as the police chief had been an honor and described Vienna as “the best place to ...
PARKERSBURG — The former YMCA director and former Parkersburg High School Girls Tennis coach was sentenced to two years in jail on Thursday. Jeff Olson, 53, appeared before Wood County Circuit Judge Robert Waters for sentencing after he entered into a plea agreement on Feb. 1 where he ...