wtap.com

wTap.com

WTAP is a local news website serving Parkersburg, West Virginia, covering news, weather, sports, and breaking stories. Based at One Television Plaza in Parkersburg, it operates as a broadcast and digital news outlet for the region.

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Safety

90/100

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Registered

Sep 4, 1996

30 years old · GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC

3 of 4 safety checks passed (Sep 29, 2026).

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Safety evidence

No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 37 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 37 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.

No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment

Site history

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1996
Domain registered (Sep 4, 1996).
2026
Checked today — 3 of 4 safety checks passed (Sep 29, 2026).

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