RICHWOOD, W.Va. — Frank and Libby Cvetnick live high on the hill above Richwood, overlooking the downtown area, but the couple who have lived on Oakford Avenue for 58 years were not immune from Thursday’s floodwaters, as runoff from the steep mountain above them trapped them inside their home. Oakford Avenue[Read More…]
Month: June 2016
At least 22 confirmed dead in massive WV flooding
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The death toll continued to rise after Thursday’s devastating floods, with 22 people confirmed dead as of Friday evening and authorities worried that the number could keep rising. “It’s been a long 24 hours, and the next 24 hours may not be any easier,” Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin[Read More…]
Clendenin, Elkview take brunt of floods in Kanawha
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kathy Bostic’s photographs were spread across the roof of her house, which is now where her walkway should have been. She moved in and out of her house, which had been destroyed by flooding in Jordan Creek, trying to get to her pictures and important papers to see[Read More…]
West Virginia Housing Development Fund announces Initiative to help low-income homebuyers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Housing Development Fund has announced a new initiative that will help West Virginia’s low-income residents turn their dreams of homeownership into a reality. “For so many in our state, homeownership is out of reach. They work hard and save, but there are just too many barriers. The 502[Read More…]
States need to make redistricting less partisan
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — American voters often respond to the broad strokes in politics, whether it is the personality of a candidate or the campaign promises of a better tomorrow. But as the old saying goes, “the devil is in the details,” and when it comes to[Read More…]
Car crashes into Charleston Newspaper entrance
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Gov. Tomblin: State of Emergency, response efforts continue in flooded areas
Damage extensive in parts of state CHARLESTON, W.Va. (June 24, 2016) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said today that state and local emergency officials are working to ensure the safety of residents across the state. “The flooding we experienced Thursday and into today is among the worst in a[Read More…]
Where WV’s US senators stand on terrorism, guns
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the second time this week, the U.S. Senate voted on two proposals Thursday intended to bar suspected terrorists from buying guns. For the second time this week, both proposals appear to be dead after each party voted for one of the two proposals, but largely withheld its[Read More…]
Question all the assumptions about state spending
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s no longer business as usual in West Virginia state government. To borrow an old saying, state revenues just ain’t what they used to be. With the Environmental Protection Agency-enhanced downturn of the coal economy, as well as a temporary[Read More…]
Swift current claims 8-Year-Old Wheeling boy
WHEELING, W.Va. — Tragedy struck a local family Thursday as search and rescue divers recovered the body of an 8-year-old boy, about three hours after he fell into Big Wheeling Creek. Emanual Williams reportedly was walking through the water with his sister and mother, Jackie Christopher, when he was knocked[Read More…]