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Morning auto accident claims life of Little Hocking man

BELPRE TOWNSHIP — A Little Hocking man was killed in a Wednesday morning accident along U.S. 50 in Washington County, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported. The Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a four-vehicle crash, involving the fatality, that occurred ...

Police investigate human remains found in South Wheeling

WHEELING — Wheeling Police converged on an area in South Wheeling on Wednesday after human remains were found on the site. Wheeling Police Maj. Josh Sanders, commander of the department’s investigations bureau, said that 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, police were called to the corner of 42nd and ...

Belpre Police

BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports on Dec. 29: Dec. 15 * Sarah V. Lent, 42, of Parkersburg, was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail on a felony warrant out of Washington County Common Pleas Court for the charges of failure to appear and ...

Parkersburg woman killed in two-vehicle collision

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal accident which occurred Wednesday evening. In a post on its Facebook page Thursday, the Sheriff’s Office reported that about 7:35 p.m. Wednesday, the department, East Wood Volunteer Fire Department and Camden Clark ...

Sobriety Checkpoint planned for Wednesday, January 7

PARKERSBURG — The West Virginia State Police in conjunction with the Commission on Drunk Driving Prevention will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Wednesday, Jan. 7, in Wood County on West Virginia 47 in Parkersburg, near the State Police Detachment. The sobriety checkpoint may move to ...