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Washington County property transfers- Dec. 2022

The Washington County Auditor’s Office released the following reports in Dec. 2022: Marietta Township ¯ Cynthia F. Lanning to Tamara S. Knoch-Bower, $0, two parcels. ¯ Elsie C. Handschumaker Life Estate Et. Al. to Carolyn Lauderman, Charles, Robert and Thomas Handschumaker, $0. ¯ Mabel Lee Martin AKA Mabel L. Martin to Deana M. Hudkins, Myron D. Perkins, Kyle D. Perkins, Et. Al, $0. ¯ William H. Burkhart III Et. Al to Triple B Land Company LLC, $0. ¯ Ervin D. Best Jr. to Crystal Taylor-Reynolds, $118,000, two parcels. Marietta Corporation ¯ Margaret M. Martin to ...

3 charged with murder in party shooting in Alabama

DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Two teenagers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in rural Alabama, investigators announced Wednesday. Tallapoosa County District ...

Louisville bank employee livestreamed attack that killed 4

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing four people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said. Police arrived as shots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and killed the shooter in an exchange of gunfire, Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said. The city’s mayor, Craig Greenberg, called the attack “an evil act of targeted violence.” The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the ...

Trump’s response to criminal charges revives election lies

NEW YORK (AP) — Legally, the most important words former President Donald Trump said after he was charged with 34 felonies by the Manhattan District Attorney last week were “not guilty.” But, politically, the most significant may be “election interference.” Trump’s repetition of those words, which have been taken up by other top Republicans, show how he is trying to turn his historic position as the first former president charged with crimes to his advantage. It’s another example of what’s been a consistent refrain throughout his political career — claiming without ...

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher indicted by grand jury

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun in the family’s home, a prosecutor said Monday. A grand jury sitting in Newport News charged the boy’s 25-year-old mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm, Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn said in a news release. The Associated Press isn’t naming the mother to shield the identity of her son. The boy shot first-grade ...

Mary Lou Adams

Mary Lou Adams, 87, of Belpre, Ohio, passed away on April 5th, 2023. She was born in Wood County, WV, on June 3rd, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Virgie E. Mason and Albert R. Richards. Mary Lou was a devoted wife of 65 years to the late Robert L. “Bob” Adams. She was a loving ...