West Virginia State

Parkersburg, WV

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - June 3rd is the 16th annual Taste of Parkersburg event. It will be happening rain or shine. Tuesday, they have officially opened up their volunteer applications. They are searching for volunteers in all three phases of the Taste of Parkersburg event. They are searching for volunteers...

Taste of Parkersburg officially opens up their volunteer applications

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Pickering Associates presented its conceptual design for a recreation center that could be 58,000 square feet to the public. It would be built at Parkersburg City Park. It’s called PARC, which stands for “Parkersburg Activity and Recreational Center.”. Pickering Associates CEO Ryan Taylor said...

Pickering Associates presents plan for recreation center in Parkersburg

Ohio State

Athens, OH

BELPRE, Ohio (WTAP) - AEP Ohio is proposing rural broadband projects in eight southeast Ohio counties. AEP’s Lisa Kelso, the vice president of regulatory and finance, said it would allow their fibers to have a dual purpose. They could lease excess capacity to internet service providers. Counties impacted would...

AEP Ohio proposes rural broadband projects in eight southeast Ohio counties

Washington State

Washington County, OH

Little Hocking, OH

BELPRE, Ohio (WTAP) – UPDATE 3/28/2023 6:47 p.m. After Little Hocking dive team breached the water they later discovered what they thought were human remains ended up being the carcass of a deer. Washington County Sheriff’s Office thought the characteristics of the remains fit a human-like description so they...

Investigation concludes remains in Ohio River were a part of a deer carcass

Marietta, OH

MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - The Jan Dils Golden Apple Award was presented to a teacher from Phillips Elementary School in Marietta Tuesday morning. The winner of the March Golden Apple Award was first grade teacher, Cindy Burton!. Burton has been a first grade teacher at Phillips Elementary School for 31...

March 2023 Jan Dils Golden Apple Award was presented to Cindy Burton of Phillips Elementary School

Margaret Grace Noland Ullman, 66 of Parkersburg, passed away on her birthday, March 26, 2023 at the Camden Clark Medical Center. She was born March 26, 1957 in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late Kenneth and Mary Wilson Noland. Margaret graduated from Parkersburg High in the class of 1975. She...

Obituary: Ullman, Margaret Grace Noland

Columbus, OH

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTAP) - Efforts made last year to expand online access to services of Ohio’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles are paying off, according to the state’s lieutenant governor. Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted announced on March 27 that Ohioans have saved over four million trips to in-person BMV...

Ohio Lt. Gov. says online BMV initiatives are paying off

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - There will be a scheduled water outage for some people in Parkersburg this Thursday. It will affect people on Dupont Road from Division Street to Minner Street, Minner Street, Jeffrey Street, 14th Avenue between Jeffrey Street and Minner Street, 15th Avenue west of Division Street, Newberry Drive, and Brenda Avenue.

A water outage is scheduled for some Parkersburg residents this Thursday

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Parkersburg native Kim Stephens has been officially announced as Marshall’s WBB Head Coach as of this morning. Much of the Parkersburg community is excited to see one of their own coaching at a D1 level. Stephens former coach, Joe Crislip, says he saw this exciting...

Community reacts to exciting Kim Stephens news

Gallipolis, OH

GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (WSAZ) - Repairs to the Gallia Academy Middle School roof, damaged by heavy winds during the weekend, are underway. A portion of the school’s roof was blown off on Saturday. The community spent much of the day Sunday cleaning up debris. The focus now shifts to repairing the damaged portions of the building.

Repairs underway to Gallia Academy Middle School roof

Vienna, WV

VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) - With the power outage still impacting residents in the area from this past weekend, one couple looked to make the most of their time during the outage. Christopher Harvey and Jill Lindamood say that they lost power in the middle of the evening on Saturday. Along...

Vienna couple looks to make the most of the time without power

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The high winds over the weekend caused significant damage through the area. One neighborhood suffered serious damages after a large tree had downed a power line and fell into one family’s home. “This is the first time I had anything like this happen to me...

Vienna neighborhoods come together to help after strong wind damage

Williamstown, WV

Angelia J. Clinton, 69, of Williamstown, passed away Monday, March 27, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, OH. She was born March 10, 1954, in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late James E. and Betty A. Kauffman McAtee. Angelia was a 1972 graduate of Parkersburg High School. She retired from...

Obituary: Clinton, Angelia J.

Tennessee State

CaraLynn “Carol” (Sheldon) Taylor, 88, of Parkersburg passed away March 23, 2023. She was born in Paw Paw, Michigan on September 6, 1934, a daughter of the late Carl Sheldon and Grace (Kline) Sheldon Orr. CaraLynn was a homemaker and she dearly loved sewing, gardening, and crafting. She...

Obituary: Taylor, CaraLynn “Carol” (Sheldon)

Belpre, OH

Bernard George Reynolds, 89, of Belpre, formerly of Williamstown, passed away March 23, 2023 at OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus following a brief illness. Arrangements have been entrusted to Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg.

Obituary: Reynolds, Bernard George

Stockport, OH

MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - A Stockport, Ohio man is behind bars after attempting to shoot a relative. Dale Henry Pugh, 70, was arrested on Sunday, March 26, 2023, for attempted murder, according to a release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Pugh was seen standing at a kitchen window...

Washington County Man arrested for attempted murder

Beverly, WV

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Community members from Beverly came together Friday afternoon to celebrate the return of Hunter Allen. Hunter Allen is an 11 year old who was injured in an UTV accident earlier this month. While times were sad Allen’s classmates knew from day one that he would come through this stronger than before.

Beverly & Waterford community come together to celebrate Hunter Allen’s return home

Morgantown, WV

New Martinsville, WV

Emma Vivian Porter, 89, of New Martinsville, died March 25, 2023 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. She was born April 4, 1933 at Beason, WV, the daughter of the late Wylan Blaine and Bessie Blanche Crum Hogue. Emma was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, knitting, cooking and baking. Emma...

Obituary: Porter, Emma Vivian

Bob Gene Lamm, 89, of Parkersburg, passed away March 26, 2023 at Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born November 6, 1933, a son to the late Fred and Mary Lamm (Nutter). Bob worked as a mechanic for Dils Ford and served for 6 years in the US Army. Later, he delivered flowers locally for Dudley Florist. Bob also enjoyed camping trips with his family and bowling weekly with his friends.

Obituary: Lamm, Bob Gene

William David Metz, 57, of Vienna, passed away March 23, 2023 at his residence unexpectedly. Arrangements have been entrusted to Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg.

Obituary: Metz, William David

Juanita B. Sine, 85, of Williamstown, WV, passed away March 21, 2023 after a short illness. Juanita was born in Morgantown, WV to the late Donald and Isabelle Gabbert. She was preceded in death by her three brothers, Donnie, Danny and James Gabbert. Juanita is survived by her husband of...

Obituary: Sine, Juanita B.

Gerald Milton Dye, also known as “Gov”, 98, of Marietta, OH passed away on Sunday, March 26th, 2023 at Belpre Landings. He was born on May 16, 1924 in Marietta, OH to the late Charles and Hazel Gabbert Dye. Gerald was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air...

Obituary: Dye, Gerald Milton

Carlyn May Dunham, 84 left this world on March 21st, 2023. Carlyn was born March 10th, 1939. Daughter to Elbert and Alice Sample. She loved to sew, quilt, and embroider. Where she won many awards for her creations. She greatly enjoyed teaching her granddaughters the things she loved. Carlyn was...

Obituary: Dunham, Carlyn May

North Parkersburg, WV

North Hills, WV

Washington, WV

Davisville, WV

Mineral Wells, WV

New England, WV

Fleming, OH

Vincent, OH

Torch, OH

Walker, WV

Waverly, WV

Barlow, OH

Reno, OH

Hockingport, OH

Rockport, WV

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Igniting the Conversation Part 3: Actions being taken at the Legislative levels

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - In the third and final part of WTAP’s series Igniting the Conversation, the Cost of Firefighting, we look at the specific cancers...

Igniting the Conversation Part 3: Actions being taken at the Legislative levels

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