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One dead following fatal accident, road closed
PARKERSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A fatal Thursday vehicle accident has led to the closure of one roadway. According to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, Rt50 eastbound approximately one mile west of the Divison street exit has been closed down following to vehicle accident. Authorities confirmed that the accident in question involved a fatality, though no […]
No evidence of ‘furries’ in Nebo School District despite allegations, social media firestorm
PAYSON — Allegations of students at Mt. Nebo Junior High School dressing up like animals and biting, barking and pouncing on fellow students created a social media firestorm on Wednesday. As it turns out, these allegations were “completely unfounded,” said Seth Sorensen, spokesman for the Nebo School District....
Elderly West Virginia man dies after driving into flood waters
WOOD COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One man has died after driving his vehicle into flood waters. According to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, April 14, 2024, police responded to 1100 Nicolette Road in Wood County about a vehicle that had driven into the flood waters. Upon arrival, the vehicle had submerged below the […]
Braxton County Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
BRAXTON COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Thomas Jason Drake, 48, of Gassaway, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements made in court, Drake, a lawyer, admitted that he possessed and pawned a Taurus Model G3C 9mm handgun on December 20, 2021, a Winchester Model Grand European […]
Williamstown softball beats Wirt for 1st victory
WILLIAMSTOWN – Here Thursday during a Little Kanawha Conference West Division affair, it was a battle of winless programs as Wirt County invaded Williamstown. Although the Tigers led by scores of 2-0 and 4-2 for first-year head coach Candace Hardbarger, the orange and black dropped to 0-19 as Williamstown rallied for a 7-5 victory.
Roane County woman accused of forging $41,000 in checks under another person's name
ROANE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Roane County woman is facing multiple charges after investigators said she wrote more than $41,000 in checks under another person’s name. Jennifer Lynn Godbey, 44, of Spencer, W.Va., is charged with financial exploitation of an elderly person, forgery and uttering, according to a criminal complaint filed in Roane County Magistrate Court.
Man’s body found in high water on Nicolette Road
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - WTAP has an update about a man who drowned while driving through high water. The Wood County Sheriff’s Office says a man in his 70s drove past signage that said High Water on Sunday, April 14, on Nicolette Road in Davisville. The man’s pickup truck...
Truck driver arrested months after allegedly shooting a West Virginia man in the face on an Ohio Interstate
A truck driver discovered in Michigan was arraigned In Belmont County Monday on suspicion of the I-470 trucker shooting. Malcolm Williams, 31, was arraigned by video on the following charges: attempted murder with a firearm specification, two counts of felonious assault with firearm specifications and one count of discharging a weapon in a prohibited area […]
PinPoint Yellow Alert Day: Threat for storms sticks around this evening
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - A tornado watch is in effect until midnight for Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants, Ritchie, Washington, and Wood Counties. Morning showers lead to a sunny and very warm afternoon. This is giving us the chance for severe storms as a cold front moves through this evening. We are under a slight (2/5) risk for severe weather as the cold front moves through. The main threats for severe weather will be large hail (about the size of a quarter) and damaging winds (up to 60 mph). There is also a chance for an isolated tornado to spin up as the front moves through. The storms will likely move through this evening between 6 and 10 p.m.
Wood County real estate transfers
PARKERSBURG — The following property transfers were recorded in Wood County from March 4-8: * G. Russell Rollyson Jr. Deputy Commissioner of Delinquent and Non Entered Lands of Wood County West Virginia and Ross Family Investments LLC (indirect) to Appcom LLC, part tract block F. A. C. Stephenson addition, -0.17 acres A.C. more or less, Parkersburg City District, $12,098.01, tax deed.
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