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Wood County Grand Jury indicts 13

PARKERSBURG — A man facing multiple charges of sexual assault and sexual abuse was one of 13 indictments handed down Monday by a special session of the Wood County Grand Jury. Micah Carr, 21, in custody at the North Central Regional Jail in Doddridge County, was arraigned on two counts of ...

Wood County Sheriff warns of fraud effort targeting delivery drivers

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Sheriff’s Department is warning the community of a targeted scam affecting local delivery drivers. In a post to its Facebook page, the sheriff’s department urged Wood County residents to be aware of a structured scam targeting food delivery drivers ...

Belpre Police

BELPRE - The Belpre Police Department has released the following reports: Feb. 10 * Michael R. Griffin, 38, of Mineral Wells was cited for fictitious registration Feb. 12 * Mikeya R. Kovacs, 20, of Marietta was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail on a warrant for ...

Complaint: Woman told 911 she shot victim ‘3 times’

PARKERSBURG – A woman charged over the weekend with first-degree murder told 911 dispatchers a man attempted to touch her inappropriately before she shot him, court records show. Claudia Lynn Torres, 19, of 324 Stealey Ave., Clarksburg, is being held without bond at the North Central ...

Parkersburg Police charge woman in fatal shooting

PARKERSBURG – A Clarksburg woman was arrested after an early morning shooting that left a man dead, Parkersburg Police announced. Claudia Lynn Torres, 19, of Clarksburg, is in custody at the Wood County Holding Center pending arraignment on a charge of first-degree murder, according to a ...

Justice Department sues West Virginia, other states over voter information

CHARLESTON — The U.S. Department of Justice says it is suing five states, including West Virginia, over failing to produce their full voter registration lists upon request. The filing by the department’s Civil Rights Division also includes Kentucky, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Utah, and was ...