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Parkersburg man in custody following standoff with police

PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg resident was arrested Thursday after allegedly making threats. Christopher Wayne Hutson, 31, of Parkersburg, was arrested on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm, obstructing and fleeing from an officer, said Police Chief Matthew Board. Hutson ...

Justice gives goodbye remarks to joint session of West Virginia Legislature

CHARLESTON — Four days before stepping down to join the U.S. Senate and turn over the keys to Governor-Elect Patrick Morrisey, outgoing Gov. Jim Justice gave a goodbye address to a joint session of the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates Wednesday. Justice – who delayed taking his ...

Parkersburg City Council elects Mike Reynolds as president

PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg City Council elected Mike Reynolds as its next president and Roger Brown as the next vice president during an organizational meeting Tuesday night. Reynolds and Councilwoman Sharon Kuhl were nominated with Reynolds winning with five votes while Kuhl received four ...

Former Superior Hyundai building collapses due to snow

PARKERSBURG – A former automotive dealership building collapsed Monday night, apparently under the weight of accumulating snow. The Parkersburg Fire Department was dispatched to 3023 Seventh St at 9:55 p.m. Monday for a report of a collapsed building, Chief Jason Matthews said. Crews noticed ...

Winter storm dumps snow on Mid-Ohio Valley

PARKERSBURG — The Mid-Ohio Valley is digging out from winter storm Blair as record snowfall hit the area Sunday and Monday. Seven to 10 inches of snow fell across the Parkersburg area Sunday and into Monday, said Jeremy Michael, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in ...

Two dead, two wounded in Grantsville shooting

GRANTSVILLE — A Pennsylvania man was arrested Saturday for the shooting murders of two people and wounding two others in an incident Saturday morning in Grantsville, West Virginia State Police said. Troopers C.A. Lane and L.E. Whitt were notified by the Calhoun County Emergency Operations ...