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West Virginia joins seven states suing OpenAI over alleged risks to children

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CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is joining a consortium of states filing separate lawsuits against the parent company of ChatGPT over concerns that the artificial intelligence company’s technology poses risks for children. The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Mason County Circuit Court against California-based OpenAI Global LLC and seven affiliated corporate entities. The complaint alleges that OpenAI violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act and other state laws through deceptive marketing, unsafe ...

Deem held without bond in fatal shooting case

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PARKERSBURG – A Parkersburg woman is being held without bond after being arrested last week for first-degree murder in a shooting last week in Parkersburg. Samantha Deem, 33, of Parkersburg appeared in the court of Wood County Circuit Judge Jason Wharton this week where the judge ordered ...

Church holding annual election day lunch

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MARIETTA - The First Presbyterian Church, 501 Fourth St., Marietta, will hold its annual Election Day Soup and Sandwich from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 3. Cost is $8 for soup, sandwich, dessert and drink. The event is sponsored by the church’s Mission Commission with all proceeds going to its mission project, Friends of Fort Liberté.

Career Center FFA elects officers

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MARIETTA – The FFA at the Washington County Career Center has elected 2026-27 chapter officers. Members participating in the organization are students from the Landscape Construction & Turf Management program. The organization expands opportunities for classroom instruction to be applied to ...