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New Martinsville man sentenced to prison

WHEELING – A New Martinsville man has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for soliciting child sexual abuse material, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey of the Northern District of West Virginia said in a news release Tuesday. The investigation began after a social media platform submitted a cyber tip to law enforcement reporting it had identified known child sexual abuse material, Harvey said. Investigators determined that Jon Talkington, 37, New Martinsville, had uploaded images and videos of the material to the platform in an effort to obtain additional files from other ...

Ads in New York must now label AI-generated ‘synthetic performers’

NEW YORK – New York has implemented a law requiring advertisements featuring AI-generated people to clearly label them as "synthetic performers." The law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul in December, took effect Tuesday. Her office describes it as a "first-in-the-nation law" aimed at ...

Parsi listens to residents’ concerns in Mary B’s stop

PARKERSBURG – A candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives has been in Parkersburg for the past couple of days talking to people about the issues that concern them most, regardless of where they are on the political spectrum. Ace Parsi, of Morgantown, was at Mary B’s Diner in south ...

City of Parkersburg provides $11,000 to the Wood County Society

PARKERSBURG - The Wood County Society received $11,000 for facility and accessibility improvements from the City of Parkersburg on Monday. According to a release from the city, the funds will go toward improving the parking lot, safety of the infrastructure, and access to programs and ...