Updated: 5:23 PM Wood County's 911 takes an Amber Alert call that brings a happy ending to an Ohio abduction case.

Updated: 5:55 PM More than 24 hours since President Bush's appearance in Parkersburg, his speech before a packed stadium field seems to be getting high marks.

Updated: 5:51 PM Workers had a big task before them, getting the site of the president's visit cleaned up.

Updated: 10:18 PM Some things change, some things stay the same.

Updated: 10:14 PM Ticket sales are still going briskly in Parkersburg, but there's also interest in the president's visit from southeast Ohio.

Updated: 2:29 PM Jim Rassman is countering veterans' claims in anti-Kerry TV ads.

Updated: 4:42 PM Imagine being invited to perform for the president, then being told that it's against the rules.

Updated: 7:16 PM Now, the case of a slain child's mother moves closer to trial.

Updated: 4:42 PM Sunday is the day, Stadium Field is the place.

Updated: 8:56 PM To some people, the appearances by the president and his opponent may amount to a last-minute "get out the vote" campaign.

Updated: 8:52 PM A former shuttle astronaut doesn't agree with those criticizing the money spent on space exploration.

Updated: 9:39 AM We've taken a big step toward making our station a true two-city operation.

Updated: 9:37 AM A leisure trip on a boat costs an area police officer one of his limbs.

Updated: 11:22 PM Bush made a campaign stop in Wheeling, West Virginia on August 29.

Updated: 6:58 PM It's another case of recovered merchandise in a local theft case, but this story has a twist to it.

Updated: 7:24 PM A Waterford man is sentenced for causing the death of his two-month-old daughter, but the child's mother is also in jail for denying saying she did it.

Updated: 5:07 PM A Parkersburg couple thought their home was going to be improved through a program offered by the city, but they say the work by a local contractor has resulted in nothing but problems.

Updated: 2:14 PM One of NASCAR's most famous faces made a pit stop in our area Thursday.

Updated: 10:04 PM Wood County moves closer to Towne Square renovation work.

Updated: 2:25 PM Finally, an upbeat outlook for the UpTowner Motel.

Updated: 4:41 PM Yes, it's August. Yes, the temperature's rising, finally, but schools are getting back in session.

Updated: 7:53 PM Why isn't Ohio spending those big Homeland Security bucks?

Updated: 9:54 AM Nearly every City Perk Cafe in Wood County has been the target of a crime and the newest was robbed Friday night.

Updated: 6:41 PM Some good news about next weekend's Parkersburg homecoming festival.

Updated: 5:09 PM The Summer Olympics begin Friday, but can they go off without a major attack?