West Virginia University’s Energy Express is excited to announce it has been awarded a competitive, three-year AmeriCorps grant to ensure continued support for children, families and communities across West Virginia. Energy Express, a program in the Division for Land-Grant Engagement that ...
BUCKHANNON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey's office confirmed Thursday afternoon that two people who had been reported missing after Tuesday night's severe storms are in fact deceased. No names have been released. Officials said identification is still pending and family members are being notified. ...
PHILIPPI - A Barbour County official said supplies have been taken to residents who had been stranded on roads that were impassable due to flooding. Barbour County was already in a State of Emergency after a weekend storm dumped 4 to 7 inches of rain in the county over a short time time on Saturday, and then Tuesday evening's severe storms made things even worse. Barbour County 911 Director/OEM Deputy Director Dylan Harper told The Inter-Mountain Thursday that the Arden area of the county was hit the hardest Tuesday night. "The Arden area got it again, from what the residents ...
BUCKHANNON - The West Virginia State Police has released the identities of the two individuals who lost their lives during this week's flooding in Upshur County. Judy A. Young, 59, of Upshur County, and James J. Harper, 61, of Upshur County, were found deceased inside a vehicle that was recovered from the Stonecoal Lake area of Upshur County, according to a State Police press release Friday afternoon. Preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle was swept from the roadway due to rapidly rising floodwaters. The next of kin have been notified. This investigation remains ongoing, ...
PHILIPPI — A Florida man faces 16 charges after allegedly assaulting and threatening officers during an arrest for driving under the influence. Leodegario Gutierrez Mejia, 32, of Arcadia, Florida, is charged with four counts of battery on an officer second offense, two counts of threats of ...
