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Upshur, Lewis residents warned about scams

BUCKHANNON - Delegate, Adam Burkhammer, R-District 64, is warning notifying Upshur and Lewis county residents of confirmed reports about scammers targeting those affected by last week's flooding. It was reported that the scammers are using blocked or unknown phone numbers and “calling residents and claiming to represent insurance companies” and that “are requesting personal information and asking questions about flood damage and insurance claims,” according to a social media post released by Burkhammer. Upshur and Lewis county residents are urged to stay vigilant and aware ...

Morrisey asks Trump to expedite disaster declaration

BUCKHANNON - Gov. Patrick Morrisey has formally requested that President Donald J. Trump issue an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia following last week's devastating flooding in Upshur and Lewis counties. The request seeks federal Individual Assistance and Public ...

Barbour man allegedly stabs father with pickax

MOATSVILLE — A Barbour County man faces charges after allegedly attacking and stabbing his father with a pickax. Zachary Sean Suddith, 21, of Moatsville, is charged with one count of malicious or unlawful assault, a felony. He is also charged with one count of domestic battery, a ...

Man arrested after driving through barricade in Upshur

BUCKHANNON - A man was arrested Sunday for driving through a barricaded section of flood-damaged road in Upshur County, Sheriff J. Michael Coffman said. On Sunday, "deputies with the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office arrested Larry Christopher Alderman, 53, of French Creek, West Virginia, following an incident at a road closure on Stonecoal Road," the Upshur Sheriff's Office press release stated. "Deputies have been working alongside the West Virginia Division of Highways, the West Virginia National Guard, utility crews, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Police, and the ...

NWS: Tornado touched down in Barbour County

PARKERSBURG - Multiple tornadoes were recorded in West Virginia last week, including one in Barbour County, the National Weather Service said. Three tornadoes that touched down in Washington County and crossed the Ohio River into West Virginia last week were likely on the ground at the same time, according to the NWS. The Weather Service late Friday and Saturday nights issued preliminary assessments of the tornadoes from Washington County to Pleasants, Tyler, Ritchie and Doddridge counties on Tuesday afternoon. The tornadoes caused damage in the counties where they touched down, ...