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Newport man among three killed in Saturday accidents

MARIETTA -- Three people were killed in traffic accidents Saturday in the region, including a Newport man in Washington County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Tyler R. Auville, 34, Newport, was killed when the 1965 Ford Mustang he was driving went off State Route 7 in Ohio Township, struck an embankment and overturned, the Marietta Post said. Auville was extracted from the car and taken to Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta Campus where he was later pronounced dead, the post said. Auville was not wearing a setbelt and alcohol is suspected as a factor in the crash, the ...

Law enforcement, school officials urge caution as buses return to roads

VINCENT - Area law enforcement and school personnel are working to ensure the safety of students as the 2026-27 school year gets underway. Classes for Warren Local Schools begin Tuesday, but the district's buses were on the road Friday as drivers learned new routes and turnarounds. Alicia ...

Marietta Police Department swears in five new patrolmen

MARIETTA – The Marietta Police Department swore in five new patrolmen Monday morning. “I can’t remember the last time this has happened,” said Mayor Joshua Schlicher. “Since maybe the early 1980s.” Hunter Teagardner, Kobe Nicholson, Colton Shriver, Travis Payne and Jonathon ...

Ohio man killed in accident on Interstate 77

PARKERSBURG – An Ohio man died after a single-vehicle accident that closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 77 near the Emerson Avenue exit to Parkersburg on Sunday afternoon. A 2025 Chevrolet Equinox traveling north on I-77 near the 180.2 mile marker ran off the left side of the road into the earth median before rolling, according to a release from the Wood County Sheriff’s Office. A passenger in the vehicle, 57-year-old Michael Todd Walker of Carrollton, Ohio, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, Wendy Sue Walker, 56, also of Carrollton, was taken to WVU Medicine ...

Parkersburg narcotics search leads to three arrests

PARKERSBURG — Three people were arrested Friday after the Parkersburg Police Department’s SWAT team executed a search warrant at a residence in the 800 block of Seventh Street, police said. The search was conducted as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation, according to a release from Parkersburg Police Chief Matthew Board. Gary Losey, 44, of Parkersburg, was arrested and charged with maintaining a dwelling used for keeping, selling or using controlled substances. Mikhail Patterson, 23, of Charleston, was arrested and charged with obstructing during the execution of the search ...

Picture This: Car catches fire along Grand Central

A vehicle fire occurred along Grand Central Avenue in Vienna Thursday. Vienna Fire Chief Steve Scholl said a Nissan Pathfinder was traveling down Grand Central when the diver saw smoke coming out of their vents. They were able to pull over at the #1 Hemp Vaping Adventure & Smoke Shop, located ...