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New Search Warrant Executed in Rhoden Family Murder Investigation
PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – Ohio authorities have executed a new search warrant as part of an investigation into the 2016 killings of eight family members. The warrant targets the Flying… Read More
Parts of Pike County to be Tested for Radiological Contaminants
PIKETON, Ohio (AP) — A private company will test schools and homes near a former uranium enrichment plant in Ohio for radiological contaminants after trace amounts of enriched uranium were… Read More
Authorities Probe Deadly Shooting, Chase in Southern Ohio
SEAMAN, Ohio (AP) – Authorities in southern Ohio say a delivery driver was fatally shot at a gas station and the suspect is also dead after a chase. Adams County… Read More
Relative to Have no Calls with Suspects in Rhoden Family Massacre
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) – A judge says the mother of a woman charged in a Pike County family’s slaying must stop talking with her jailed daughter and have no phone… Read More
Retired Chief to Serve as Interim Pike County Sheriff
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) – A retired police chief will serve as interim sheriff in a southern Ohio county. The Columbus Dispatch reports that 71-year-old Jim Nelson was selected Thursday night… Read More
Pike County Sheriff Pleads Not Guilty To 16 Charges
Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader will be allowed to remain free after pleading not guilty Tuesday to 16 charges, including theft in office and tampering with evidence. A Pike County… Read More
Unofficial Primary Results for Pike County
Unofficial results are in for Pike County after 8.55% of voters had their voices heard during Tuesday’s Primary Election. Debra Whaley secured the Democratic nomination for Village of Waverly Auditor,… Read More
Pike County Sheriff: Human Remains Those of Man Last Seen in 2018
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) – A sheriff says human remains found in a large bag just a few yards off a road in a rural area of Ohio have been identified… Read More
Woman Charged in Pike County Massacre Probe Will Face Trial in July
PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – A judge has rejected a request to dismiss charges against a woman accused of lying to authorities investigating the killings of eight family members in Ohio…. Read More
Last Of 4 Suspects Pleads Not Guilty In Ohio Family Slayings
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) – A man charged in the slayings of eight people from another family has pleaded not guilty in southern Ohio days after his wife and two adult… Read More