PARKERSBURG — A release from the Wood County Sheriff’s Office said following an investigation by Detectives LR Board and NC Forshey, Clayton A. Blackwell, date of birth 05-27-81 of Wood County, was arrested on two felony charges resulting from the sexual abuse of a juvenile. The release ...

PARKERSBURG – A Parkersburg man is in custody after allegedly firing a gun Friday night, leading to a standoff with police at a nearby apartment. City police officers were dispatched around 11:30 p.m. to the 1200 block of Avery Street for a report of a firearm being discharged, according to ...

PARKERSBURG — A Tennessee man was arrested Thursday after authorities seized large quantities of suspected methamphetamine and fentanyl during a drug raid at a Parkersburg hotel. The Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at Room 249 of a hotel located at 3714 East ...

BELPRE – Two juveniles were taken into custody after a high-speed chase Friday afternoon that started in Athens County and ended in a crash on Ohio 7 north of Belpre. The pursuit of a black Nissan Sentra that had been reported stolen began on Ohio 13 near Glouster and was related to the ...

POMEROY — Authorities are investigating the alleged suicide of an Albany man on child pornography charges while being arrested. Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch reported that on Tuesday, at approximately 2:43 p.m., deputies and detectives with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office were ...

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of a man found July 4 in the Ohio River. In a Facebook post, officials reported the body of a man found on July 4 in the Ohio River has been identified as Thomas Vernon Basim, 45, of Belpre. Basim’s family was ...