PARKERSBURG — Tomas Worstell was sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff with the Wood County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday by Wood County Commission President Blair Couch. Worstell comes to the sheriff’s department after over 22 years with the Parkersburg Police Department. Wood County ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mourners packed a New York mosque on Thursday to honor a Bangladesh-born police officer who embraced the job of protecting his adopted city and gave his life for it when a gunman opened fire in an office building this week. Officer Didarul Islam "did believe in the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Police lined the streets of New York City to pay their respects to fellow officer Didarul Islam, who was among the four victims of a gunman's rampage Monday at a Manhattan office tower. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
PARKERSBURG — Having the community interact with local police officers in a social setting is the focus of the upcoming annual National Night Out in Parkersburg. The free event will be held Tuesday, Aug. 5, at City Park. The national event, which focuses on ...
PARKERSBURG — West Virginia State Police, partnering with the Commission on Drunk Driving Prevention, will conduct a sobriety checkpoint beginning at 6 p.m. today and ending at midnight, near the Dollar General store on West Virginia 95, near Kemper Street, in Parkersburg. The sobriety ...
VOLCANO — The body of a missing Canton, Ohio, man was found Sunday at Mountwood Park. The body of Chad E. Polen was discovered by searchers at the park, according to a press release from the Wood County Sheriff’s Department posted on its Facebook page Monday. Deputies had previously been ...
