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Vinton Co. Man Arrested In Estranged Wife’s Assault
A Vinton County man is in jail on an attempted murder charge after he allegedly beat his estranged wife. Vinton County Sheriff Shawn Justice says Thomas Jones, 36, of Hamden,… Read More
Troopers Find Cocaine And Cash During Traffic Stop
A man is facing felony drug charges following a traffic stop in Scioto County. Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol said they stopped a 2006 Ford Mustang on 13th… Read More
Health Department Urging Hotel Smoking Ban
The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department wants hotels in six counties to go smoke-free. The department has proposed a hotel smoking ban on the heels of the surgeon general's report that… Read More
Court Appoint Special Attorney In Murder Case
The arraignments of two Cambridge men accused of killing a Coshocton County man have been postponed while a special attorney is appointed to handle the case. According to Coshocton County… Read More
Preliminary Autopsy Results Back On Inmate That Died
Preliminary autopsy results are back on a Lawrence County Jail inmate who died earlier this month. Steven Conley, 23, of Kitts Hill died at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Ironton… Read More
Cambridge Men Charged With Murder
Two Cambridge men are facing murder charges in the shooting death of a Coshocton County man. According to Coshocton County Sheriff Timothy Rogers, the men were arrested on Friday. Robert… Read More
Meigs County Man Shoots Two People And Himself
UPDATE: 11:13 a.m. A Meigs County man shot and killed himself after shooting his ex-girlfriend and her daughter at their home in Chester. The Meigs County Sheriff's Office identified the shooter… Read More
Gallipolis Police Search For Brazen Shoplifter
Police are looking for a man who walked out of a Walmart with a TV and other items in his cart — all without paying. Gallipolis Police say it happened… Read More
Lawrence County Mayor Arrested For DUI
Ironton police have charged a Lawrence County mayor with D-U-I. Police arrested 43-year-old Hanging Rock Mayor Christopher Davidson early Sunday morning. Authorities say they detected a strong odor of alcohol… Read More
Missing Teen Found Safe
UPDATE: 10:23 a.m. The 14-year-old Ironton girl that went missing Wednesday night has been found alive and well in the woods. According to the Ironton Mayor, Amber Farmer has been found… Read More
Early Morning Accident In Jackson County Kills At Least One Person
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said at least one person died in a crash on Route 32 in Jackson County, Ohio Wednesday morning. The Jackson Post of the Ohio Highway… Read More
Man Convicted Of String Of Robberies Sentenced To Prison
An Ohio man responsible for a string of gas station robberies is headed to prison. The Meigs County Prosecutors Office says a judge sentenced 26-year-old Alex Craig to 30 years… Read More
Olive Hill Mayor Arrested For Allegedly Selling Pot
Police say the mayor a small Kentucky town admitted to selling marijuana to undercover officers. Olive Hill Mayor Danny Sparks is charged with trafficking marijuana within one-thousand feet of a… Read More
Woman Allegedly Robs Blind Elderly Woman
A woman faces several charges after admitting to West Virginia State Police that she stole from a 94-year-old blind woman she used to work for as a nurse. 26-year-old Sarah… Read More
Man Pleads Guilty To Helping Rob and Beat Elderly Athens Woman
One of the four alleged attackers of an 81-year-old Coolville woman could spend almost a decade in prison. Cody Stout was sentenced Tuesday to nine years and nine months in… Read More
West Virginia Regional Jail Suspends 15 Guards
West Virginia Regional Jail officials have suspended 15 guards at the Western Regional Jail. Executive director of the Regional Jail Authority Joe DeLong says the guards are accused of everything… Read More
Greenup County Sheriff’s Deputies Hospitalized
A Greenup County Sheriff's deputy is in serious condition after being exposed to harmful materials during a drug bust early Sunday. The sheriff's department says deputies Rick Craft and Cody… Read More
Third Home Invasion Robbery In Huntington
Huntington Police a searching for group of men responsible for a third home invasion in the city in the past week. Investigators said three men wearing dark colored hoodies broke… Read More
Man Indicted On Child Porn Charges Back In Kentucky
An elderly man facing 1,000 counts of child pornography has been extradited back to Kentucky. Kentucky State Police say 71-year-old James Raasch is from Greenup County but recently moved to… Read More
Armed Men Break Into Huntington Home
Police are searching for four men with guns who broke into a Cabell County home Wednesday night. Residents say the men kicked in the back door, robbed them at gunpoint… Read More
Three Children Hospitalized After Meth Lab Bust
Three children were taken to the hospital after sheriff's deputies say they found a meth lab in their house. The Mason County Sheriff's Office says deputies arrested 25-year-old Brittany Black,… Read More
Drug Store Robbed
Detectives in Putnam County West Virginia are investigating a robbery at the Buffalo Drug store. The robbery in Buffalo West Virginia was reported about 7 p.m. Tuesday. No one was… Read More
Police Searching For Bank Robber
Parkersburg Police are searching for the man who robbed the Community Bank of Parkersburg Tuesday morning. Police say an older white male in his 50s or 60s came into the… Read More
Four Families Homeless After Apartment Complex Fire
Four families are homeless Wednesday morning after an apartment fire near the University of Rio Grande. The fire was reported just after 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Valley View Apartments…. Read More
Meigs Co. Son Wanted In Connection With Father’s Murder
Meigs County investigators are on the lookout the son of a man found dead at his home Sunday. Sheriff Robert Beegle says the victim is 67-year-old James W. Gardner. Beegle… Read More
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