20 August 2024
PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a man wanted for the attempted murder of his mother and later arson of the home. At approximately 8 a.m. Sunday morning, officers responded to the area of 1882 Buckner Bend Road after a report of a domestic incident in which a woman …
20 August 2024
CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of protesters broke through a security fence near the venue on Monday, the opening day of the Democratic National Convention, as thousands took to the streets to voice their opposition to the war in Gaza. Families with babies in strollers, students, elected officials and …
19 August 2024
CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of activists are expected in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention to raise awareness about abortion rights, economic injustice and the war in Gaza. While Vice President Kamala Harris thrilled crowds of supporters when she…
17 August 2024
A mother whose son had an epileptic seizure in his Tennessee home claimed in a federal court lawsuit that police and paramedics subjected the 23-year-old to “inhumane acts of violence” instead of treating him and then covered up the use of deadly force. The death of Austin Hunter Turner was one of the …
16 August 2024
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP – An Illinois man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Washington County Wednesday afternoon. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash involving a 2008 KTM LC8 motorcycle that occurred around 1:39 p.m. Wednesday near mile marker 9 on Ohio 26 in Lawrence…
16 August 2024
VINCENT — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office captured a lost emu in the Vincent area on Wednesday. “The Washington County Sheriff’s Office located an emu in the 600 block of McGill Road in Vincent,” said a news release, asking anyone who knew the bird’s owner to …
