PARKERSBURG — A judge has ordered that the building where a 27-year-old woman died in a fire last month not be demolished, something an attorney for the owners said they had no intention of doing anyway. The Dec. 5 fire at 816 Market St. claimed the life of Ashley Michele Kimble of ...
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Police officials who responded to the deadly Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting waited far too long to confront the gunman, acted with "no urgency" in establishing a command post and communicated inaccurate information to grieving families, according to a Justice ...
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A scathing Justice Department report released Thursday into law enforcement failures during the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, includes a minute-by-minute account of missteps by police at the scene. Heavily armed officers did not kill the 18-year-old ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Jan. 12-15: * Shane Anderew Salyers, 17 Millbrook Dr., Parkersburg, had a charge of being a prohibited person from possessing a concealed firearm dismissed. He was indicted on the charge in Wood County Circuit ...
PARKERSBURG — The following property transfers were recorded in Wood County between Dec. 18 - 22: * Kenneth D Stemple and Robin Ollis-Stemple to Kenneth D Stemple and Robin Ollis-Stemple Living Trust, all interest Lot 5 Miller’s Landing Phase 1 with exhibit, Clay District, quit claim ...
CHARLESTON — Members of the House Judiciary Committee debated two bills Wednesday afternoon dealing with the availability of mugshots of those arrested for crimes, and whether to allow for DNA collection for those merely under arrest. The committee amended and recommended House Bill 4621 ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump's ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado. Trump's lawyers appealed in state court when Secretary of State Shenna Bellows removed ...
ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman says her 17-month-old son suffered chemical burns when police wrongfully raided the home where she was living, allegations that authorities have denied and are now under investigation. Police body cam footage released Tuesday by officials in Elyria shows ...
BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports on Jan. 15: Jan. 2 * Patrick D. Medley, 41, of Reedsville was arrested on Athens County Municipal Court warrants for aggravated menacing and criminal damaging. Jan. 4 * Alicia D. Rivera, 39, of Parkersburg was cited for ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Jan. 10: * Stephanie Shonell Deel, 271 Eli Locust Road, Washington, W.Va., pleaded guilty to speeding and fined $181.48. * Matthew Brian King, 177 Mendon Road, Smithton, Pa., pleaded guilty to speeding and ...
PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Police Department released the following reports on Jan.11: Jan. 10 * Officers responded to 78 calls for service, issued seven traffic citations and completed 20 reports. * Officers responded to Division Street for a dumpster fire. * Officers responded to: ...
PARKERSBURG — Representatives for the City of Parkersburg and its firefighters are recalculating damages in a lawsuit over holiday pay following a December ruling by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. A Dec. 8 hearing was continued following the release of the decision by the ...
RIPLEY — Seven Jackson County residents have been arrested on charges related to a large-scale fentanyl/Xylazine/heroin conspiracy to deliver case. Following an investigation and operation in the early months of 2023, the residents have been arrested. During the investigation, an arrest was ...
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to order Texas to stop blocking Border Patrol agents from a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border where large numbers of migrants have crossed in recent months, setting up another showdown between Republican Gov. Greg ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review lower-court rulings that make it harder for cities in the western United States to prevent people from sleeping on the streets when there aren't enough beds in homeless shelters. The justices will hear an appeal from the city of ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them unsuccessfully over a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 story about his family's wealth and tax practices. The newspaper ...
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Jan. 9: * Kenneth Dwayne Smarr Jr., 298 Birnhamwood Dr., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to driving on a suspended license and having no insurance and fined $652.96. * Brianna B. Gibson, 9 Waverly Acres Circle #1, ...
PARKERSBURG — A Waverly woman accused of killing a man and hiding his body was among 61 defendants indicted this week by the Wood County Grand Jury. Melody Ann Anderson, 50, in custody at the North Central Regional Jail in Doddridge County, was indicted on charges of murder and concealment ...
MARIETTA — A Little Hocking man was indicted Wednesday on several counts of pandering by a Washington County Grand Jury. Michael James Barber, 46, 100 Oak Drive, Little Hocking, allegedly pandered sexually-oriented matter involving a minor or impaired person around Jan. 1 through Dec. 1 of ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman facing a criminal charge for her handling of a home miscarriage will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. The Trumbull County prosecutor's office said grand jurors declined to return an indictment for abuse of a corpse against Brittany Watts, ...