Alex Semancik
Digital Content Producer
Parkersburg, WV
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Alex Semancik came to WTAP in March of 2023 as a digital content producer.
Alex was born in Bay Village, Ohio just outside of Cleveland. At Bay High School, Alex got his first taste of the news industry in a video production course where he directed and produced the school news show Ground Control.
After high school Alex attended Ohio University where he graduated in December of 2022 earning a degree in journalism strategic communication.
In his spare time Alex loves to cook, make music, and be outdoors- hiking, running and paddleboarding.
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Students spoke to Boston Celtics Head Coach and former WVU basketball player Joe Mazzulla.
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Parkersburg Bridge Partners have announced an official date for tolling to begin.
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The Pomeroy Sternwheel Regatta returns this week. Sternwheelers are already docked for the festival.
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Marcus J. Emrick, 33, is charged with sex crimes involving multiple minors.
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Tommy L. Ellis, 40, is charged with sex crimes involving a minor.
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William Henry Halfhill went to be with the Lord on September 9, 2023
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R. Bruce White died peacefully on September 10, 2023, and M. Sue White died on September 17, 2023.
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Mary “Mary Lou” L. Bates age 84, of Senecaville, OH passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023
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Myrna Burkhart (Goff) departed this world for a better one on September 15, 2023
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Patty Jewel Wharton went to be with her heavenly Father on September 16th 2023
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Michael L. Wayne passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 8, 2023.
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First responders will be training in an Emergency Response Exercise in Athens County.
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According to Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch, the body recovered in Marshall County, West Virginia has been positively identified through DNA, fingerprints, and dental records as Christopher Cowdery.
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Former Pleasants County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney (APA) Paul Marteney is suspended from practicing law in the Mountain State for three months.
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Paul Robert Meeks joined the choir of angels in the early hours of September 13, 2023
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William Taylor Marteney II passed away peacefully on September 12, 2023
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Malcolm Douglas Allison went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 12, 2023
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Trent Mason, 34, is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of fentanyl, corrupting another with drugs, and trafficking fentanyl.
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A woman from Parkersburg is facing charges after a fatal crash Thursday morning in Wood County.
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Funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission to support Ohioans recovering from substance use disorder was announced on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.
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