PARKERSBURG — A Belleville man was charged Wednesday with attempted murder and other charges by the Wood County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies shortly before 9 a.m. were dispatched to the area of 251 Belleville Drive about someone discharging a firearm at residences, the sheriff’s office ...

PARKERSBURG — A car sits on its side after a two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon at the corners of 16th and Plum streets in Parkersburg that left one occupant trapped inside. The Wood County 911 Center said the trapped occupant was able to escape on their own and that no injuries were ...

BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) — An inmate at a federal prison in West Virginia has died after after a fight at the facility, authorities said. Andrew Davis, 39, was found with unspecified injuries from a "perceived altercation" with another inmate on Sunday at the Federal Corrections Institute Beckley ...

PARKERSBURG — Between Dec. 28 and Jan. 1, officers of the Parkersburg Police Department responded to 359 calls for service, issued 29 traffic citations, and completed 59 reports. Dec. 28 * Officers spoke to a complainant on station in reference to a larceny. * Officers responded to 11th ...

BELPRE — The Belpre Police Department released the following reports Jan. 2: Dec. 22 * Cary R. Hodge, 49, of McConnelsville, was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail on the charge of menacing by stalking. Dec. 23 * Brittany N. Bias, 35, of Parkersburg, was arrested and ...

PARKERSBURG — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is taking over the investigation of a man’s body that was found floating in the Ohio River on the evening of Dec. 23 around the Interstate 77 bridge near Ohio’s shore. The deceased’s name was released publicly on Dec. 24 in a ...