Zach Shrivers
Assignment Manager
Parkersburg, West Virginia
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Zach grew up in Athens, Ohio and earned his journalism degree from Ohio University. He joined the WAFF news team as the assignment manager in March of 2022. Before moving to Alabama, Zach wore many hats on the news team at WTAP in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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Phyllis Smith, Todd Baucher and Laura Bowen were recognized.
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William Nutter faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of his brother, Charles Cottle.
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Solvay will suspend its operations in Russia because of the war in Ukraine, company officials said on Monday.
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Officials said there are downed powerlines all over Wood County.
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Jason Northup, 34, was arrested after police said he led them on a high-speed chase.
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Brandon Bruce, 24, of Marietta is behind bars after he allegedly held a gun up to his live-in girlfriend's head.
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Three people from Albany, Ohio are facing charges related to the January 6 U.S. Capitol riots.
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Isreal Crumpton was arrested in Little Hocking early Thursday morning.
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Police say Anthony Flanagan had illegal sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl at a hotel in Surfside Beach, South Carolina.
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West Virginia leaders said Monday that active cases of COVID and hospitalizations have decline significantly in less than a month.
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The Parkersburg Violent Crime and Narcotics Task Force has been dubbed “Task Force of the Year” for 2021 by the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.
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The filing was done in United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of West Virginia by the university’s attorney, Martin Sheehan.
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Vantage Finance is a Minnesota-based national leasing company that primarily deals in technology like computer equipment.
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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has reached an agreement with local officials over the distribution of settlement and judgement funds received from opioid lawsuits.
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Students were on board, but officials said no one was hurt.
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Elliott said the shooting victim had to have surgery, but that person is still alive.
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She says it’ll be a close game, but Babydog ultimately picked the Bengals to win by a score of 30 to 28.
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The bond call is for more than $60 million which would be used for major renovation projects for several Wood County Schools, improvements to sports facilities, and the construction three new elementary schools.
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Michelle Shilling was sentenced to 90 days in jail and was handed a $1,000 fine. She will also pay restitution to the Lower-Salem Elementary PTO.
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted have declared Super Bowl Sunday “Cincinnati Bengals Day” in Ohio.
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The retired sheriff has asked that Matheny’s lawsuit be dismissed and that she pay for the cost of his defense.
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A supervisor in the Parkersburg Police Department said on scene that only two vehicles were involved, each only carrying a driver.
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School officials said students who walk and drive will be released at 12:15 p.m. and buses are scheduled to arrive at 12:45.
School officials say walkers and drivers are being dismissed at 10:30 a.m. Buses are scheduled to arrive at 11:00 a.m.
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They say it all started when officers tried to serve a revocation order to Martin Riley Robinson on Pickering Street in Parkersburg.
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The Athens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an infant who died while in the care of Athens County Children Services.
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Police and the Parkersburg Fire Department were on the scene responding to a reported bomb threat.
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Kenny Lumeyer has been charged with sexual abuse by a parent or guardian and incest.
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Murphy, a Fed Ex delivery driver, is running as a Democrat for the District 3 state senate seat.
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The owners of Third Street Deli said in a written statement on Monday that its Marietta location will permanently close on February 3, 2022.
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Cornelius filed suit over three years ago for his removal from the executive committee by former West Virginia Republican Executive Committee chair Melody Potter in 2019.
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Ryan Nichols is in the Washington County Jail on charges of fictitious plates, prohibited parking, theft without consent, possession of criminal tools, obstructing official business, and criminal trespassing.
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Details are sparse, but the driver is said to be unharmed.
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A pedestrian was hit at the intersection of 2nd and Putnam Streets around 6:05 p.m. Thursday.
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Police said Vincent Cross, 30, and Rhonda Bay, 35, both of Parkersburg, were arrested on January 13th.
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Victor Thompson has been indicted on two counts of murder and one count of burglary in the May, 2021 death of 36-year old Darren Jimmie Salaam.
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“It was in broad daylight. Pretty brazen,” Vienna Police Chief Mike Pifer said.
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A scammer made off with $2,700 in gift cards posing as an employee of the sheriff's office. The real sheriff warns not to listen to people asking for gift card payments over the phone.
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Investigators believe Zachary Stanley, 40, of Athens, and Thomas Thomas, 45, of Glouster, caused Gary Gardner’s death while either trafficking drugs, or trying to traffic drugs.
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Carlo Ramsey admitted to helping Ambera Roberts and Era Dawn Corder in the distribution of methamphetamine in the Parkersburg area by supplying them with meth.
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Candidacy filing for an open Vienna City Council seat has begun.
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Delegate John Kelly to challenge Senator Mike Azinger in the upcoming election.
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A delegate representing Wood County and a state senator weigh in on what to expect and what they're hoping for.
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