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Ohio State Highway Patrol ¯ On March 3 in Marietta Township, Tonda L. Kellison, 67, of 806 Elm St., Belpre, was driving a 2017 Chevy Trax southbound on Ohio 7; Nancey A. Leftwich, 58, of 121 Maple St., Belpre, was driving a 2023 Kia Soul northbound on Ohio 7; and James H. Long, 72, of 2420 Laurel Ridge Rd., Lowell, was driving a 2002 Ford F-250 pickup westbound on Ohio 550 when he failed to stop for a traffic sign as he was making a left turn and was struck by Kellison’s vehicle. Kellison’s car then spun left of center and was struck by Leftwich. Kellison and her passenger, Joseph ...

Marriages and Divorces

The following marriage licenses have been filed at Washington County Courthouse: ¯ Francheska Marie Santiago, 18, of Marietta, and Brandon Mikeal Schultheisz, 21, of Marietta, March 2. ¯ David Curtis Thompson, 46, of Belpre, and Elisha Renee Bevins, 41, of Belpre, March 3. ¯ Tabitha Ann Dunn, 43, of Cutler, and Corey Hunter, 42, of Huntington, March 3. ¯ Paul Carlo Guzman Garcia, 22, of Marietta, and Jennica Oniate Padua, 25, of Marietta, March 3. ¯ Trevor Bryce Hinojosa, 28, of Cutler, and Jayda-Lee Nicole Allen, 20, of Waterford, March 6. ¯ Blenda Glada Lalone, 31, of ...

Ex-police chief convicted in 4 arsons targeting his enemies

BALTIMORE (AP) — A former Maryland police chief was convicted Thursday of intentionally setting fire to buildings belonging to his adversaries, leading various law enforcement agencies on a sprawling investigation that linked a dozen arsons spanning nearly a decade and crisscrossing several counties. David Crawford, 71, was arrested in March 2021 and charged with over 50 felonies. Following his conviction Thursday, he faces life in prison at sentencing. Crawford served as police chief of Laurel, a city roughly halfway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., from 2006 until his ...

Georgia to drop foreign agents law after massive protests

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s governing party said Thursday it would withdraw draft legislation that opponents — and tens of thousands of protesters who swarmed the capital — warned could stifle dissent and curtail media freedoms, ushering in Russian-style repression. The bill would have required media and nongovernmental organizations that receive more than 20% of their funding from foreign sources to register as “agents of foreign influence.” Its opponents argued the bill was inspired by a similar law in Russia that’s used to silence critics, and could hinder ...

Police: Extremists kill 25 fishermen in Northeast Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists killed at least 25 fishermen during an attack in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, the police told The Associated Press on Thursday, The rebels attacked the fishermen in the remote Mukdolo village of Borno where the years-long extremist violence is concentrated, said the local police chief Abdu Umar. Some of the bodies in the Wednesday attack were recovered and buried on Thursday, he said. “There is no single human being in that place because it has been abandoned but the villagers from Dikwa go there to fish. Unfortunately, this ...

Ex-Goldman banker gets 10-year sentence in 1MDB looting plot

NEW YORK (AP) — A former Goldman Sachs banker was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for his role in looting a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund of billions of dollars used to finance lavish parties, a superyacht, premium real estate and even the 2013 film “The Wolf of Wall ...