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Skull, other skeletal remains found in Wirt County under investigation

PALESTINE, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police are investigating a human skull and other remains found over the weekend in Wirt County. Troopers were notified Sunday afternoon that a squirrel hunter discovered a skull off Courtney Ridge Road in Palestine, according to a statement provided ...

Parkersburg High School sees bigger police presence after weekend threats

PARKERSBURG — There was an additional police presence at Parkersburg High School on Monday following threats made over the weekend. A release from Wood County Schools on Sunday said the district responded to a potential threat in regards to Parkersburg High School. The release said on the ...

Two Parkersburg High School students taken into custody over alleged threats

PARKERSBURG — A release from Wood County Schools said the district responded to a potential threat at Parkersburg High School Sunday. The release said on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 13, Wood County Schools received information regarding a potential threat directed at Parkersburg High ...

Athens County auto accident claims woman’s life

ATHENS COUNTY — One person is dead following a head-on collision in Athens County Sunday morning, the Athens Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Monica Leigh Perani, 27, of Corning, Ohio, in Perry County, was traveling northwest on State Route 682 in a 2024 Nissan Sentra when her ...