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JACKSON COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man’s reckless driving and fleeing from police leaves him facing child neglect charges. On the specified date, a detective saw a green Hummer H3 leave the address at 12482 Point Pleasant Road in Mt. Alto, Jackson County, VW. As it exited the parking lot, the vehicle accelerated quickly, swerving […]
WOOD COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man stole a pack of “Beast Unleashed” beer from Sheetz, who then started to cause a scene and later was arrested. On August 16, 2024, Officer McMullen was called to Sheetz at 306 Ann Street in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, regarding a situation with an unwanted person. Upon […]
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A St. Albans man pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding the volunteer fire department he worked at and making false insurance claims after setting his own home on fire, prosecutors said. Donald A. Ennis, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in an...
POINT PLEASANT, WV (LOOTPRESS) – An Ohio man was sentenced for domestic and weapons crimes on Monday as well as crimes According to Mason County Prosecutor, Seth Gaskins, on Monday, August 19, 2024, 29-year-old Jacob Scott Gordon of Gallipolis Ohio was sentenced in the Circuit Court of Mason County in relation to convictions of and […]
After hearing an explosion and seeing the home burning, a neighbor rushed over to try to get the victim out, but it was too late.
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – One person has been taken to the hospital after a crash on the Kanawha Turnpike. According to Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers, the crash happened around 11:40 a.m. Wednesday in South Charleston on the Kanawha Turnpike near Union Carbide Drive, which leads into the West Virginia Regional Technology Park. Dispatchers […]
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - One man is facing charges after security camera recordings show him ripping the front grill off a truck. On Aug. 17, officers with the Parkersburg Police Department responded to 501 Juliana St. for call about a destruction of property. Officers said they reviewed the security camera...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Police in Charleston are investigating a break-in they said was reported Sunday. The Charleston Police Department said it was notified of a breaking and entering at Cantina 22 in the 4100 block of MacCorkle Avenue SE. During the investigation, officers were able to obtain surveillance...
PUTNAM COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced on animal cruelty charges on Monday afternoon, according to court documents. Lillian Simpson, 26, pleaded guilty to four counts of animal cruelty. She was accused of holding her dogs in her home under what authorities called “deplorable” conditions. One dog was reportedly found […]
HOPEWELL – A city man was shot and killed Sunday night in Hopewell’s Davisville area. In a statement, Hopewell Police said Conell Gholson, 44, was found shot several times shortly before 8 p.m. in the 900 block of Davisville Court. He was taken to HCA TriCities Hospital in Hopewell where he later died. No...