Zach Shrivers
Assignment Editor
Parkersburg, West Virginia
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Zach grew up in Athens, Ohio and earned his journalism degree from Ohio University. He joined the WTAP team as a reporter in July 2019, but has since become the station's assignment editor.
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You can read the full statement by clicking the link in our article.
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Wood County Sheriff Steve Stephens, the Wood County Sheriff's Department, and the Wood County Commission are being sued by a former Wood County deputy.
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A local woman talks about the three SCAD heart attacks she had at just 38-years-old.
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The West Virginia State Police and the Pleasants County Sheriff's Office are on scene.
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West Virginia State Police are investigating two deaths and a wounding at the NCRJ.
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A judge did not grant two parents' request to put a temporary hold on the Wood County Board of Education's mask mandate while a lawsuit plays out over the mandate's legality.
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Vienna City Councilman Mike Elam has died at the age of 51.
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Eric Barber appeared in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. Thursday for what turned out to be a status conference.
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William Nutter’s trial will now start on December 6.
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Isaac McDonald has to register as a sex offender and will be under 25 years of extended supervision after he completes probation.
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Parents of three PHS students are asking a judge to halt Wood County Schools' mask mandate.
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Police arrested five people and recovered roughly five pounds of suspected meth, 1.9 pounds of suspected fentanyl, and 1.8 pounds of marijuana during a series of connected events on Tuesday.
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The City of Nelsonville will not become a village after a recount of its population.
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The Wood County Deputy Sheriff's Association says it will no longer support Sheriff Steve Stephens.
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A Parkersburg woman is sentenced to two years in prison for letting a man receive shipments of drugs in her home.
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Duane Byrd, 39, was arrested Thursday on a sexual abuse charge.
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Ryan White faces multiple charges, including reckless driving, after fatally hitting a pedestrian on Sunday.
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The Fort Frye High School football team will not be playing Friday, October 8.
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The Parkersburg Utility Board will be flushing water lines over the weekend.
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Elizabeth Saxton has been indicted on charges of child neglect resulting in death and concealment of a deceased human body.
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A Morgan County, Ohio village gets a $70,400 low-interest loan from the OWDA.
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A Parkersburg man faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge.
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Some at-home COVID-19 tests are being recalled by Ellume, after the company discovered some batches were more likely to produce a false positive.
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Minor injuries were reported after a rear-end collision in Washington County.
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Ryan Williams was sentenced to 128 months in prison.
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Belpre City Schools has cleared Sam Pepper to return to work.
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The juvenile involved in the beating of Devon Ours is sentenced.
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AG Patrick Morrisey is hosting a discussion in early October to get a better understanding of public concerns.
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Alicia Kitts pleads guilty to original charges nearly a year after incident
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Authorities are investigating an alleged fight between Belpre High School Principal Sam Pepper and a juvenile.
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A man has been indicted for gross sexual imposition by a Washington County Grand Jury.
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A first grader from Wood County wins $5,000 in a state essay contest.
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An Athens County man will spend years behind bars for stealing hundreds of pieces of mail.
A plea hearing has been set in Eric Barber's Capitol riots case.
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The names and charges of 10 more people arrested Wednesday in a sweeping drug take down are listed in the story.
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Four people face federal charges and 11 others face state charges following a series of search warrants served in Parkersburg on Wednesday.
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A woman arrested after a fatal wreck has been charged with DUI causing death.
A woman is in jail Monday after she allegedly fled the scene of a fatal car wreck in Pleasants County.
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Hospital workers are stressed as coronavirus cases overwhelm area healthcare facilities.
Authorities ask that the public not call the jail or local authorities to ask questions about the disturbance.
An officer will not be criminally charged for fatally shooting a man in May.
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Hillary Dennison is indicted for the murder of her father and fiancée.
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WVU Medicine Camden Clark had 74 COVID patients on Wednesday.
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A Parkersburg man is facing multiple charges after leading police and deputies on a chase.
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New information on a car crash that flipped a trash truck on Grand Central Avenue is released by the Vienna Police Department.
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Jonathan Forshey is charged with three counts of wanton endangerment and one count of malicious wounding.
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WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center says the situation is stabilized at this time.
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William Johnson is sentenced to 10 years in prison for first-degree robbery.