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2 dead following Tuesday night crash on US 50

PARKERSBURG – Two people are dead following a multi-vehicle accident Tuesday evening along U.S. 50. The Wood County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:30 p.m. to mile marker 7 along U.S. 50, according to the department’s Facebook page. Gregory Nightengale of Proctorville, Ohio was ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department issues warning after spike in overdoses

PARKERSBURG — The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department issued an overdose alert for Wood County on Tuesday. “In the past 24 hours, four suspected overdoses have been reported in Wood County, according to law enforcement and EMS via ODMAP (Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program),” ...

Marietta man killed in auto accident

MARIETTA — A Marietta man was killed in a single-vehicle accident Friday night in Washington County, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Jeremy Heiss, 18, Marietta, was driving a 1995 Toyota Camry south on Blue Knob Road near milepost 2 where he went off the road and struck a tree, the ...

Patrol investigating fatal wreck in Athens County

ATHENS — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Athens County that left one person dead. Troopers from the Athens Post responded to Ohio 691 for an accident involving a motorcycle. A 2023 Honda CR-V operated by Julie L. Howard, 49, ...