Crime

Two men are behind bars after being investigated at a vacant house.

Troopers also say the infant was living in a home that was "dirty and in disarray."

Mathew S. Gabbert, 57, was charged with one count of sexual abuse in the first degree, a felony.

The name of the man who was shot and killed during an incident in Davisville has been released.

The Wood County Sheriff’s office says a man is dead after being shot on River Road in Davisville.

Charles Burton is accused by police of killing Tina Johnson.

A man from Cleveland, Ohio, was arrested in Parkersburg for a drug crime.

Local law enforcement warns the community about a scam.

According to officials, Colton Wilson traveled to Ravenswood with plans of having sex with a minor.

Multiple non-compliant sex offenders were taken into custody in Kanawha, Wood, and Wirt Counties.

Vance will register on the sex offender list for life.

The former CEO of the Parkersburg YMCA is facing charges of sexual crimes against minors.

The driver has been identified as Michael Joseph Spencer from Hanoverton, Ohio.

Fields will not be allowed to own a pet for the maximum 15 years.

The arrests were related to concentrated efforts by law enforcement to investigate drug activity.

A woman from Chauncey, Ohio, is behind bars after law enforcement executed a search warrant at her residence.

Michael Jeffery Casto, 30, was arrested on the night of Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023.

A former River Valley High School cheerleading coach and substitute teacher was indicted on six felony charges.

Officials say pictures can contain personal information which can be used by predators or hackers.

Nicholas Allen Davis, of Caldwell, is charged with two counts of attempted murder, a first-degree felony, one count of strangulation, a third-degree felony, disrupting public services, and a fourth-degree felony.

Charles Scott Burton, 48, and Michele D. Burton, 53, both of Belpre, Ohio were both arrested.

A man from Athens County is behind bars after a special response team deployed gas munitions at his residence.

Walter Westfall, 39, of Parkersburg is arrested on multiple felony charges.

Allie Swartz was last seen on Main Street in Pomeroy at 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, according to the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office.

Brayden Z. McCauley, 27, pleaded guilty to the offense of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a fourth-degree felony.

Joe’veon Penson-Willis, 21, was arrested and charged with one felony count of trafficking methamphetamine, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

The Southeast Major Crimes Task Force conducted multiple investigations related to crimes in The Plains, Chauncey, and Millfield, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

"The officer has been terminated from the department, effective immediately.”

A Parkersburg man is behind bars after a short pursuit that stemmed from a moving violation.

A two-car crash near the Blennerhassett Hotel left one car on its top.