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Middleport Man Arrested For Meth Manufacturing
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A Middleport man is in custody after a two-month meth investigation. Middleport Police searched an apartment in the 100-block of North 2nd Avenue Thursday. At the apartment of Richard Hill… Read More

Police Look For Suspect In Parkersburg Stabbing
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UPDATE 10 a.m. Parkersburg Police now have a suspect in a double stabbing that happened early Thursday morning. A man and woman are in the hospital in serious condition. Parkersburg… Read More

Drugs Seized from Apartment in Middleport
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Two people are considered suspects in a case where meth-making materials, heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found Wednesday evening in an apartment along North 2nd Avenue, Middleport Police say…. Read More

Search Expands for Missing Wheelersburg Woman
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A search party was out Sunday, combing through Wayne National Forest on foot and with ATVs, looking for a young woman who was last seen in early April. Megan Lancaster,… Read More

College Student Dies in Fall at Hocking Hills
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Semester finals have been cancelled Monday at Ohio Christian University after one of the students there died in a fall near Old Man's Cave Saturday. The Columbus Dispatch, citing the… Read More

Police Investigate Alleged Sexual Assault At Fraternity House
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Police are investigating a sexual assault report at a fraternity house early Wednesday morning near Marshall University. The university sent an electronic message to students stating a 21-year-old male student… Read More

Murder Suspect Found Not Guilty In Gallia County
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A jury found a Gallia County man not guilty of murder yesterday. Semaki Corfias,52, was charged with murder and tampering with evidence in the stabbing death of Thomas Marr,29, in… Read More

Scioto County Bank Robber Suspect Found In Texas
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A Scioto County man is in custody in Texas for allegedly committing two bank robberies in southeast Ohio. Elvis Presley Kerns, 34, of Wheelersburg was arrested shortly after 5 p.m…. Read More

Athens Man Pleads Not Guilty In Courtside Pizza Stabbing
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A 21-year-old Athens resident accused of stabbing a male outside of an Athens restaurant in February has pleaded not guilty to felonious assault. Patrick Michael Barry appeared before the Athens… Read More

Commissioners Approve Drilling In Washington County
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The Washington County commissioners unanimously granted drilling rights to an out-of-state firm last night. A former county commissioner member voiced concern about the proximity of the land near the county… Read More

Teen And Man Recovering From Stab Wounds
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A 16-year-old boy and 42-year-old man are recovering in the hospital from stab wounds. Huntington Police say the two were stabbed Monday after 9 p-m. Police say there was a… Read More

Man Found Dead After Shooting
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A man is dead after a shooting in Huntington. Cabell County 911 dispatchers say the shooting was called in a little before 11:30 Sunday night. Huntington Police say the case… Read More

Three Men Arrested For Heroin Possession
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Portsmouth and Scioto County Police arrested three men yesterday on drug charges. Joshua M. Walls, 33; Aaron M. Knolton, 24; and Brandon L. Jackson, 32, were arrested after officials seized… Read More

Protesting Arrested Students Tout Their Action on Facebook
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Four students arrested for disrupting an Ohio University Trustees' meeting Friday are getting some interactive attention on their Facebook site. The students were arrested late Friday morning after about a… Read More

Students Arrested After Protesting During OU Trustees Meeting
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By SARA BRUMFIELD Messenger staff journalist A handful of Ohio University students were arrested around 11:30 a.m. on Friday during the university's board of trustees meeting in Walter Hall. About… Read More

Murdered MIT Officer Identified – Classes There Cancelled
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MIT has identified the police officer killed in the line of duty on Thursday evening as Patrol Officer Sean A. Collier, 26, of Somerville, Mass. Collier had served as a… Read More

Elderly Woman Thrown From Car During Hit-And-Run Accident
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Police are searching for the driver of a car that hit an elderly woman and took off. The Huntington Police Department says the driver tried to merge into the elderly… Read More

Cash And Drugs Seized After Raid
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Deputies seized nearly $25,000 worth of pain pills and cash after a raid of a home in Greenup County Kentucky. The Greenup County Sheriff's Department says the pills and cash… Read More

Nine Facing Charges After Prostitution Roundup
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Huntington Police made nine arrests in a prostitution roundup Monday. The sting was part of an undercover investigation by the Special Empowerment Unit. Everyone arrested was charged with first, second… Read More

Former Ohio Congressman Charlie Wilson Dies At Age 70
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Former Ohio Congressman Charlie Wilson passed away Sunday afternoon in a Florida hospital following complications associated with a stroke he suffered in February. The Wilson family released the following statement:… Read More

Tractor Theft Leads To Fugitive Arrest
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Wood County deputies responded to a tractor stuck in a ditch, and say they stopped a theft in progress. Deputies found Jamie Ray Thompson, 32, of Mineral Wells standing by… Read More

Two Money-Filled Safes Stolen From Fast Food Restaurant
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A Huntington fast food restaurant is missing two safes. The Hardee's on Washington Avenue was robbed yesterday morning. Hardee's general manager Kathy Miller says there was around $2,000 in the… Read More

Greenup County Man Faces Murder Charges
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A suspect accused of stabbing another man after a fight in Greenup County stabbing is now facing murder charges. Sheriff Keith Cooper says Reece Frasure is charged with murder in… Read More

Parkersburg Man Sentenced for Child Porn
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A Parkersburg man is sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Terry David McVey,60, was sentenced Monday in Huntington. McVey admitted he… Read More

Police Search For Missing Scioto County Woman
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Police say a missing Scioto County woman is believed to be in extreme danger. The Portsmouth Police Department says 25-year-old Megan Lancaster of New Boston has been missing since last… Read More
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