PARKERSBURG — The former commander of the West Virginia State Police detachments in Pleasants and Wood counties has been tapped by President Donald Trump as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. “I am pleased to announce that William ‘Billy’ Marshall III, of the Great ...

ELKINS — An Ohio man is behind bars after being accused of attempting to run over an Elkins Police officer. Kevin Allen Strickland, 32, of Sunbury, Ohio, is charged with attempted murder and fleeing with reckless indifference. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $100,000 ...

PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg man was arrested outside city limits Tuesday after allegedly shooting at a vehicle and apartment on Emerson Avenue. Alphonso Johnson, 35, was charged with six felony counts of wanton endangerment with a firearm and is being held on a $500,000 bond at the North ...

ELKINS — An Elkins police officer who was arrested in Barbour County on March 30 was fired by the city on Thursday, officials said. Christian Michael Mayle, 25, is charged with domestic battery, a misdemeanor. He was being held at Tygart Valley Regional Jail on an $8,000 bond, which had ...

PARKERSBURG — Training is being offered to help people prevent financial fraud online and over the phone. Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard has established an agreement with Perry Forensic to provide financial fraud prevention training to local citizens. The first training session will be ...

PARKERSBURG — A Waverly man was arrested Tuesday following a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash. Jason Wilkinson, 38, is charged with fleeing with reckless indifference, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He ...