Law enforcement in Wood County now has a new tool on hand that can mean the difference between life and death. And it’s thanks to a persistent sheriff’s deputy who had an idea.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Wood County Board of Education has rejected a proposed attendance boundary for two middle schools. The rejected proposal was a 70/30 split, with the majority of ...

ATHENS TOWNSHIP — A faulty wood burning stove is the suspected cause of a fire that destroyed a mobile home in northeastern Crawford County Wednesday night. Firefighters from five volunteer fire ...

On Nov. 5, voters across the U.S. cast final ballots that will set the direction of the country, state and local municipalities for years to come. Heading into Election Day, Democrat Kamala Harris ...

St. Clair Township Police Chief Brian McKenzie said he has contacted the Ohio Bureau of Investigation and asked them to conduct an independent investigation. McKenzie has made counselors available ...

The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department continues to update its list of warming centers in the six West Virginia counties it serves. We’ve received numerous questions about whether the Wood County ...

GALLIA COUNTY, OH (WOWK) — A former River Valley High School teacher was sentenced to six years in prison on child sex crime and child endangerment charges. That’s according to Special Prosecutor Mark ...

CAMERON – One person is dead after a vehicle caught fire following a crash early Tuesday morning in Wood County. The crash happened about 1:52 a.m. Tuesday on Heritage Drive near the ...

Amazon has acquired 590 acres in Jefferson Township, Ohio, for a data center campus ... News that Amazon was eyeing Fayette County in southern Ohio as a site for a data center development first ...

McKee, who grew up in Wood County but has since moved to Colorado, offered the park district 82.67 acres of land just west of Bowling Green in Plain Township and 80 acres ... also agreed to ...

IRONTON, OH (WOWK) — A Proctorville man was pronounced dead after a crash in Union Township early Saturday morning ... The scene was attended by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office and Lawrence ...

Ohio is the seventh most populous U.S. state ... while others are declining. The county with the greatest increase in population between 2020 and 2023 is Union County, with a 10.4 percent increase ...