PARKERSBURG – The historic Tracewell House caught on fire early Christmas Eve morning.
Local volunteer fire departments responded to the home in the 2000 block of DuPont Road, next to the Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery, just after 2 a.m. Wednesday morning to a report of a structure ...
Two people have died since being injured in an orphan well explosion in Washington County in August — the most recent on Dec. 14.
Chris Pinkerton, 48, of Woodsfield, was an employee of Monroe Drilling at the site of the blast on Independence Township 420 in the Wayne National Forest, ...
Many people came out to Sacra Via Park in Marietta Sunday for the Winter Solstice Watch hosted by The Castle to commemorate the longest night of the year and the official beginning of winter.
A crowd of well over 75 people gathered in the park to watch the sunset.
The park is uniquely ...
The Washington County Commission passed the over $25 million 2026 appropriations budget during a meeting Wednesday.
The commission, which usually meets on Thursday, held its regular meeting on Wednesday this week to avoid the Christmas holiday.
The commissioners unanimously approved the ...
The Marietta Police Department’s annual Shop With a Cop program returned this holiday season, pairing local law enforcement officers with children and families for a shopping trip intended to ease financial strain while fostering positive relationships between police and the community.
The ...
LOWER SALEM — A Lower Salem area woman who enjoys decorating for the holidays decorated a White House Christmas tree over Thanksgiving.
Karla Deak-Ward was on a team that decorated the evergreen in the Blue Room of the White House where the Gold Star Family Christmas tree was ...