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2 arrested in Parkersburg on drug charges

PARKERSBURG — Two people were arrested Friday at a Gale Avenue residence after officers found suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine and crack cocaine. The Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force, assisted by the Parkersburg Police Special Response Team, executed a search warrant at a residence at ...

Missouri man facing sex crime charges in West Virginia

PARKERSBURG — A Missouri man is in custody at the North Central Regional Jail after being extradited from Oklahoma on child pornography charges. He could face charges in Ohio as well. According to a post from the Parkersburg Police Department’s Facebook page, William Lee Santos, 38, of ...

Cole moving up ranks to serve as next Vienna police chief

VIENNA — Lt. Josh Cole has been selected as Vienna’s next police chief. Cole will assume his new office following acknowledgement by Vienna City Council at its Feb. 26 meeting and be sworn in after the retirement of Chief Carl Powell in April, according to a release posted to the city’s ...

Driver pronounced dead in one-vehicle crash in Pomeroy

POMEROY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle crash into the Ohio River that was reported at about 8:40 p.m. Monday in Pomeroy. According to the patrol, a vehicle traveling westbound on East Main Street drove off the right side of the roadway, struck a utility pole ...

Man charged in alleged stabbing

PARKERSBURG – A suspect was arrested Sunday by the Wood County Sheriff’s Officer after allegedly stabbing another man. Jackie L. Barker, 63, no known address, was charged with malicious assault, Sheriff Rick Woodyard said. According to a post on the Wood County Sheriff’s Office ...

Ripley woman charged with terrorist threats for post about Trump

RIPLEY - A Ripley woman was arrested Sunday night and is being charged with one count of terrorist threats, a post on the Jackson County Sheriff's Facebook said. The post said following a detailed investigation by deputies and the Jackson County Bureau of Investigations, Morgan L. Morrow, ...