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Parkersburg, WV

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Local kids had a spring in their step at the mall on March 19 as they came to visit the Easter Bunny. They posed for photos and exchanged hugs with the rabbit as their parents watched. Jeannie Seebaugh, the set manager for the Easter Bunny display,...

Grand Central Mall hosts Easter Bunny

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The community ground search that was postponed last week for Gretchen Fleming will be tomorrow. The location of the community ground search to help with the Gretchen Fleming case is being disclosed to the volunteers selected for this search tomorrow. The search’s organizer, Crissy Lawrentz says...

Community ground search back to being in action March 18th

Marietta, OH

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Pio-to-Pio peer counseling center has officially opened up to all Marietta College students. A need that Pio Peer Educator, Colin Walters, saw as soon as he stepped foot on campus. “When I first got here there was a lot of stigma around mental health and the...

Pio-to-Pio peer counseling center opens up after two years in the making

Morgantown, WV

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Parkersburg South Patriots season has officially come to a close with a 65-58 loss in the class AAAA state championship game. After a great run through the regular season and playoffs, the Patriots earned a rematch with the Morgantown Mohigans but could not come out on top for a second consecutive season.

Parkersburg South falls to Morgantown in Class AAAA State Championship

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - March Madness is currently underway. As you gear up to cheer on your favorite team, WTAP and six local sponsors want to see your game face. “Get your game face on” is a promotional event with six local sponsors. One person will win up to $1,200.

Take a selfie and “get your game face on”

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Update: Gihon Road is reopened. No one was transported to the hospital from the scene, according to Dispatch. Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department, Wood County Sheriff’s Office, and St. Joseph’s Ambulance Services all responded to the scene. The cause of the roll over is unknown...

UPDATE: Gihon Road reopens following single vehicle roll over

Waverly, WV

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Update. The southbound lane has been reopened. No one was taken to the hospital following the crash. A southbound lane is closed following a two vehicle crash Saturday evening. According to dispatch, a two vehicle crash occurred around 9:20 p.m. near the intersection of WV-2, Emerson...

Update: Southbound lane reopens following crash on Emerson Avenue

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - A southbound lane is closed following a two vehicle crash Saturday evening. According to dispatch, a two vehicle crash occurred around 9:20 p.m. near the intersection of WV-2, Emerson Ave., and the entrance to Captain Parker Trail; around the 11900 block of Emerson Ave. One vehicle...

Lane closed following crash on Emerson Avenue

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Parkersburg High School Thespian Troupe wrapped up their four-show run of “The Addams Family” musical on the afternoon of March 19. The show is three years in the making. Originally planned in 2020, the show was stalled by the Covid-19 pandemic, with production...

Final curtain for PHS thespian’s “The Addams Family”

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Ground search for Gretchen Fleming takes place at Mountwood Park

WOOD COUNTY, W.Va. (WTAP) - “We initially called for three hundred. Just for concerns of the safety of the searchers,” says Parkersburg Police chief, Matt Board....

Ground search for Gretchen Fleming takes place at Mountwood Park

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