By Eric Ayres, The Intelligencer WHEELING — Officials on Monday released the names of six victims who lost their lives in the deadly flash flooding in the Triadelphia and Wheeling areas Saturday night. Officials with the Ohio County Emergency Management Agency, Ohio County Sheriff’s Office, Wheeling Police Department and Wheeling[Read More…]

By Eric Cravey, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — With more rain in the forecast and the swiftness of Sunday’s flash flooding still on his mind, Gov. Patrick Morrisey urged caution Monday. In a meeting with state and local officials at the Marion County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the[Read More…]

Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several thousand family, friends and well-wishers turned out Monday to say goodbye to Doug Skaff Jr. At the West Virginia Capitol Complex in Charleston, the line snaked around two sides of the Culture Center and back onto itself with people waiting for hours to visit[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — West Virginia could receive up to $53 million over the next nine years from a proposed settlement between the Sackler family — the owners of opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma — and attorneys general in all 50 states and U.S.[Read More…]

By Eric Ayres and Derek Redd, The Intelligencer TRIADELPHIA — Brenda White was walking past one of the windows at the back of her home on Mink Avenue in Triadelphia on Saturday night when she called to her husband Greg to look at the swiftly rising creek waters. Wondering whether[Read More…]

By Eric Cravey, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — A flash flood that swept through the city Sunday left streets looking like rivers and displaced about 50 residents of a West Side apartment complex. Gov. Patrick Morrisey also amended a previous state of emergency declaration originally issued for Ohio County to include[Read More…]

By Samantha Smith and Payton Mandell, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Board of Governors (BOG) met to discuss Board seat reelections, the approval of Fiscal Year 26 budget and tuition increase, a partnership with Blue and Gold Inc., termination of the Sodexo contract and more during a regular[Read More…]

Charleston Gazette-Mail A public visitation and celebration of life event has been announced for Doug Skaff Jr., who died in a vehicle crash on Tuesday. Skaff, 48, was killed in a crash on Interstate 79 in Lewis County. A former state delegate, businessman and public servant, Skaff is survived by[Read More…]

By Rich Stevens for The Intelligencer WHEELING — R. Douglas “Doug” Huff, whose name is synonymous with the West Virginia Sports Writers Association, announced his retirement as the organization’s secretary-treasurer, effective at the conclusion of the 2024-25 prep athletic season. The 82-year-old Huff, whose career as a sportswriter commenced at[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — While state officials and energy industry stakeholders applauded the EPA’s announcement Tuesday that it plans to roll back Biden-era limits on emissions from power plants, it will be some time before the new rules go into effect, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore[Read More…]