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Parkersburg Police pull man from Ohio River
PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg Police pulled a man in distress from the Ohio River early Sunday morning. Officers received a report of someone struggling in the river around 1 a.m. Sunday, Parkersburg Police Capt. R.L. Koher said. The man was in a kayak on the Belpre side of the river, so officers crossed the bridge and parked at Rite Aid, where they could hear him yelling for help.
Judge denies bond for Vienna man accused of murder
PARKERSBURG — A Vienna man charged with the murder of a woman was denied bond Thursday in Wood County Circuit Court. The Circuit Clerk’s office said Hearl Thomas Collins, 31, was denied bond and a future hearing date had not been set. According to a press release from...
FOP Blennerhassett Lodge #79 host Youth Pool Party/Drug Free Picnic
VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) - Ryan Black, the future president of the Fraternal Order of Police Blennerhassett Lodge, said that this event has been going on for the last 20 years in Vienna. This was a way for the group to contribute back to the community from the FOP of Blennerhassett.
We have to work together to help those impacted by domestic violence
VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) - Vienna Police Chief, Carl Powell, says that Domestic Violence is physical or mental abuse between two people. Family Crisis Intervention Center’s Executive Director, Emily Larkins, shares some national statistics on Domestic Violence. “One in four women and one in seven men are often, or can,...
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