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 ...
The Inter-Mountain photos by Joe Blankenship Both children and adults had a great time at the petting zoo during the Beverly Fireman's Festival Friday night.
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
ELKINS - Elkins City Park will be buzzing with excitement when it hosts the 54th annual Augusta Festival and Craft Fair today. The annual event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., has something for the entire family, including live music, arts and crafts, activities, workshops, storytelling, demonstrations, and the West Virginia Open Fiddle and Banjo contest. "There are certain traditions that we are upholding from year to year, such as Appalachian vendors all with handmade items that really showcase the creativity of the area," Augusta Festival coordinator Valarie Uccellani told The ...
