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Huntington police officer fatally shoots unarmed man who claimed to have gun

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia police officer fatally shot a man who charged toward him after claiming he had a gun and threatening to blow up a house, authorities said. The Huntington Police Department identified the man as Ahmad Abdulah, 25, of Detroit. City officials said in a ...

Belpre Police

BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports June 30: * On June 17, Cody B. Copeland, 26, of Dublin, Ohio, was cited for no tail light. * On June 18, Charles B. Fox, 24, of Guysville, Ohio, was arrested on the charges of possessing nitrous oxide in a motor vehicle, ...

Parkersburg crews respond to fires at Lynn Street houses

PARKERSBURG — A structure fire started at 1322 and 1324 Lynn Street Friday around 2:45 p.m. in Parkersburg. The captain at the scene said the fire started at 1324 Lynn Street and jumped to 1322 Lynn Street. No one was in either building at the time of the fires and both are privately owned ...

Single-vehicle accident temporarily shuts down Parkersburg thoroughfare

PARKERSBURG — There was a single-vehicle accident occurred about 2 p.m. Thursday on Seventh Street in Parkersburg. The white Jeep Grand Cherokee was westbound when it went off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole before flipping on its top. The street was temporarily ...

Waterford man loses life in two-vehicle crash

MARIETTA — The Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was investigating a two-vehicle crash that took the life of a Waterford resident Thursday afternoon on Ohio 7 near the intersection of Veto Road. The crash occurred about 3:35 p.m. Thursday involving a 2010 Ford Taurus operated by ...