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West Virginia property searched in missing person case
UPDATE: (5:06 p.m. May 8, 2024) – Evidence from a home in Clay County will be analyzed by the West Virginia State Police Crime Lab in connection to the disappearance of a Braxton County woman nearly five years ago. Chandice Cochran, then 28, was reported missing from the Sutton area of Braxton County in August […]
Wood County ready for 2024 Countywide Spring Cleanup
PARKERSBURG — The 2024 Countywide Spring Cleanup Event will be held at the Erickson All-Sports Facility Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon. Wood County Solid Waste Authority is putting on the event in cooperation with other organizations at the complex located at 4601 Camden Ave. in south Parkersburg, said WCSWA Director Sarah Robinson.
Polls open today for West Virginia Primary Election
PARKERSBURG — People will be heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the 2024 West Virginia Primary Election. Polls will open up at 6:30 a.m. and will close at 7:30 p.m. at the voting locations for the county’s 69 voting precincts. “We are looking forward...
WVU Medicine Camden Clark celebrates silver Beacon Award
PARKERSBURG — The WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center received a national award as it kicks off Hospital Appreciation Week. The hospital earned the national silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) within both its Cardiovascular Intensive Care (CVICU) and Intensive Care Units (ICU).
Parkersburg District #6 election candidates speak out
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -Election night for Wood County is approaching, and we spoke with the candidates running for District #6 in Parkersburg. Arthur Dunn, Mike Reynolds, and Cathy Whitlatch are all candidates for District #6. All candidates expressed how they can offer leadership and use their life experiences to fulfill...
Man charged after fleeing from deputies in semi-truck through Ritchie County
HARRISVILLE, W.Va (WDTV) - A man driving a semi-truck fled from deputies Tuesday night, according to the Ritchie County Sheriff’s Department. Scott Ford, 48, of Caldwell, Ohio, was arrested and charged with fleeing while DUI and fleeing with reckless indifference after deputies said he refused to stop his semi-truck on Route 50.
Police search for Wood County man facing felony charges who left home confinement
WOOD COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Police are asking for public assistance to locate a man facing multiple felony charges who left home confinement in Wood County Wednesday. Derick Paul Fore, 50, of Williamstown, was awaiting court proceedings from a June 2023 indictment involving charges of strangulation, malicious assault, kidnapping, sexual abuse and attempted sexual assault, according to a social media post from the Parkersburg Police Department.
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