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• Stevens Point Man Found Competent to Stand Trial Following High Speed Ambulance Theft and 18 Mile Chase

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A Wood County judge has ruled that 53-year-old Benjamin Feltz is mentally fit to proceed with legal hearings after he allegedly stole a Wisconsin Rapids ambulance with a patient in...

• Conflicting Accounts of Fatal Shooting Emerge as Barbara Cupp Murder Trial Commences in Wood County Circuit Court

  Published: Mar 25, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The murder trial of Barbara Cupp began Tuesday with prosecutors characterizing the defendant as a "woman scorned" who killed her partner, Matthew Bills, out of jealousy. Conversely...

• West Virginia Supreme Court affirms life sentence for Victor Thompson in 2021 Darren Salaam homicide case

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the felony murder conviction of Victor Lee Thompson, who is serving life without parole for the 2021 shooting of Darre...

• Four Toledo Men Charged with Felonious Assault Following Violent Incident Outside Rossford Amazon Distribution Center

  Published: Mar 10, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Law enforcement officials in Rossford have indicted four individuals in connection with a February assault that left an Amazon employee with life altering physical injuries. The vi...

• Texas Fishing Guide Faces Felony Charges After Authorities Discover Metal Weights Hidden Inside Tournament Bass

  Published: Mar 9, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Curtis Lee Daniels was arrested during the Lake Fork Lure Co. Tournament after Texas game wardens found three lead weights inside a fish he submitted for weigh,in. Due to the event...