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?

Updated: 7:41 PM He's trying to return to office, and on a book tour.

Updated: 7:26 PM The case involving a chemical DuPont Washington Works uses to make Teflon may also be heading to the federal court system.

Updated: 7:22 PM No in Belpre, yes, so far, in Parkersburg.

Updated: 8:34 PM One area historian speaks out about his disappointments.

Updated: 6:19 PM A seminar in Marietta brought together emergency responders with one mission: finding and recognizing WMDs.

Updated: 6:43 PM A new director means a new beginning for the Parkersburg Arts Center as it hires a local woman to run the operation.

Updated: 6:27 PM If you live in a Parkersburg apartment complex, get ready to pay more for various city fees.

Updated: 7:50 PM Mason County deputies make an arrest after a lengthy drug investigation.

Updated: 7:46 PM They make up a minority of those divorced parents who have to pay child support. Nonetheless, West Virginia and Ohio in recent years have been "getting tough" with those who aren't living up to their responsibilities.

Updated: 6:23 PM Belpre motorists will soon have three stops between Farson and Main Streets.

Updated: 6:18 PM It's the 'eyes versus the 'eers, and all for a good cause.

Updated: 11:43 PM The investigation and recovery of stolen items continues.

Updated: 2:23 PM Paula Lathem recently filed a lawsuit against Wood County. Now she's out of a county job.

Updated: 2:20 PM A 102-year-old statue makes a triumphant return this weekend.

Updated: 8:48 PM Police say thousands of dollars in stolen items have been recovered, as city and county law enforcement officers crack a theft ring.

Updated: 5:58 PM A 12-year employee of the Wood County Magistrate Court is now without a job.

Updated: 5:55 PM Another portion of the largest area highway project in years is about to be completed. Within a month, Corridor D will be connected to Parkersburg's southside.

Updated: 4:48 PM Parts of West Virginia are facing as much as 40 percent higher natural gas rates this winter if a number of proposed rate hikes are approved in the coming months.

Updated: 9:42 PM It isn't a major highway, but a Belpre Road has the same kind of traffic. Residents there say they've had enough and want the problem fixed.

Updated: 7:06 PM Homeland security concerns may make it necessary.

Updated: 6:52 PM It's been nearly five years in the making, but the first shovel-full of dirt has been turned for a major expansion of Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.

Updated: 1:30 PM They won't be in the mid-Ohio Valley, but George W. Bush and John Kerry won't be that far from it this weekend.

Updated: 5:48 PM It's day two of the Democratic National Convention, with speeches scheduled from Teresa Heinz-Kerry and Senator Ted Kennedy, but will anyone be watching?