PARKERSBURG 鈥� The following divorce petitions were filed in the office of the Wood County Circuit Clerk between Dec. 1-15: * Traci Ann Norman and Chadwick Myron Norman * Lucille May Stevens and Richard Waitman Stevens * Ruber Rodriguez and Cindy Ramos * James Harvey Fetty and Mary Helen ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� A Belleville man was charged Wednesday with attempted murder and other charges by the Wood County Sheriff鈥檚 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鈥檚 office ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� The following transfers occurred in Wood County between Dec. 11-15: * Obaeda Harfoush to Harmony Nutter, Lot 11 Block 22 Glassworks Addition and part tract Lot 10 Glassworks Addition, Williamstown District, $180,000 * Sandra Keatley to Sheila Kidwell, Unit 402 Valley Estates, ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� 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) 鈥� 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 鈥� 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 鈥� 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 鈥� The following transfers occurred in Wood County between Dec. 4-8: * Jacob K. Tracewell and Emily Ohrn (normally known as Emily Tracewell) to Michael Paul Onesto III and Sarah Onesto, all interest in lot five Crystal Heights subdivision with exhibit, Williamstown District, ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� The Washington County Sheriff鈥檚 Office is taking over the investigation of a man鈥檚 body that was found floating in the Ohio River on the evening of Dec. 23 around the Interstate 77 bridge near Ohio鈥檚 shore. The deceased鈥檚 name was released publicly on Dec. 24 in a ...
CHICAGO (AP) 鈥� The 2024 elections will be dominated by the presidential contest and the battle for control of Congress, but another series of races is shaping up to be just as consequential. Crucial battles over abortion, gerrymandering, voting rights and other issues will take center ...
NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he may testify at a mid-January civil trial set to decide how much he owes a columnist for defaming her after she said he sexually abused her three decades ago in a Manhattan luxury department store. The lawyers filed papers in ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Dec. 27: * Preston Dominick Forrester, 778 Mistletoe Rd., Akron, Ohio, had a preliminary hearing waived on charges of burglary and kidnapping. The case was sent to Wood County Circuit Court. * Heather Renee ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� The following divorce petitions were filed in the office of the Wood County Circuit Clerk between Nov. 18-30: * Kimberly Cox and Larry J. Cox * Daniel Kwon Westfall and Hannah Kay Westfall * Sean Alan Rice and Christina Yvonne Rice * Shawn M. Bailey and Crystal Michelle ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� As people everywhere prepare to ring in the new year, some local law enforcement agencies offer some safety tips to make sure those celebrations are joyous ones. 鈥淢ake your transportation plans in advance,鈥� Parkersburg Police Chief Mathew Board said. 鈥淚鈥檓 sure the ...
MARIETTA 鈥� A Waterford Township man was arrested this week on charges related to child pornography, according to a press release from the Washington County Sheriff鈥檚 Office. Around Dec. 22, agents with the Southeastern Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force and sheriff鈥檚 deputies received ...
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The U.S. military on Thursday opened a new chapter in how it investigates and prosecutes cases of sexual assault and other major crimes, putting independent lawyers in charge of those decisions and sidelining commanders after years of pressure from Congress. The change, ...
WALKER 鈥� A 13-year-old girl was killed in a Tuesday night fire in Walker. The name of the individual has not been released, pending an autopsy and positive identification. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The fire broke out in the 5900 block of Walker Road Tuesday evening ...
CHARLESTON 鈥� Not giving up, a Texas presidential write-in candidate is appealing the dismissal of his suit to keep former Republican U.S. President Donald Trump off of West Virginia鈥檚 ballot, though it鈥檚 likely not the case that will decide the issue. Texas resident and write-in ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� The Wood County Sheriff鈥檚 Department is warning local residents of a scam where callers are pretending to be with the department and telling people they owe them money. In a Facebook post on its Facebook page, the department warns about callers claiming to be with the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Special counsel Jack Smith asked a judge on Wednesday to bar Donald Trump's lawyers from injecting politics into the former president's trial on charges that he schemed to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Smith's office told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in a ...