CHARLESTON – The family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice met a deadline to explain where they are in finalizing a deal with a new lender for the historic Greenbrier Resort, seeking an additional 18 days before a federal lawsuit resumes. 
In a response filed Tuesday to an order to show cause issued Sunday night by U.S. District Judge Frank W. Volk, attorneys for the family, the owners and manager of The Greenbrier since 2009, asked to have until Aug. 7 to resolve the financial obligations and settle the

ELKINS — Local churches and businesses in Elkins are working to gather donations for Upshur County after the area was ravaged by destructive floodwaters Tuesday night.
Since Wednesday morning, the First Baptist Church of Elkins has become a collection point for flood relief donations that are being sent to the West Virginia Wesleyan College distribution center on the college’s campus in Buckhannon.
Rev. Brett Rinehart of the First Baptist Church of Elkins said the church is working with the

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. These are the first confirmed fatalities during the flooding.
On Thursday morning, Morrisey had announced that rescue teams in Upshur County were searching for two individuals who had been reported missing

BUCKHANNON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey said today that rescue teams in Upshur County are searching for two individuals who have been reported missing after Tuesday night’s severe storms and flooding.
“During the search and recovery operations, members of the West Virginia State Police located an overturned vehicle in Upshur County that’s believed to be connected to two individuals who are reported missing,” the governor said Thursday.
Morrisey added that dangerous weather and flood conditions have

BUCKHANNON — Tuesday evening’s severe thunderstorms led to rapid, massive and devastating flooding throughout the Upshur County community that continued into Wednesday.
The National Weather Service states that between 3 and 5 inches of rain had fallen in the area by 7:26 p.m. Tuesday. According to NWS hydrograph data, the Buckhannon River gauge was observed at 28.66 feet as of noon Wednesday, which pushes well past the stream’s defined major flood stage of 26 feet.
Late Tuesday night, Gov.

ELKINS – Both Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the Upshur County Commission issued State of Emergency proclamations following Tuesday evening’s extreme storms.
Flash flooding spread across Upshur and the city of Buckhannon, causing significant destruction and leading to some residents having to be rescued due to the high water.
Morrisey declared a State of Emergency for all 55 counties as severe storms continue to move across the Mountain State, and the Upshur County Commission issued a State of

BUCKHANNON — Resources for those in Upshur and Lewis counties who were impacted by Tuesday night’s severe storm and flooding are being announced across the region.
At about 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Upshur County 911 Center posted to social media that all 911 lines in the county are currently down. Officials urge anyone who needs assistance to call one of the following numbers: 304-997-9373, 681-837-2445, 304-516-2502 and 304-439-0263.
The Buckhannon Church of the Nazarene has opened the

BUCKHANNON — Tuesday evening’s severe thunderstorms led to rapid, massive and devastating flooding throughout the Upshur County community that continued into Wednesday.
The National Weather Service states that between 3 and 5 inches of rain had fallen in the area by 7:26 p.m. Tuesday. According to NWS hydrograph data, the Buckhannon River gauge was observed at 28.66 feet as of noon Wednesday, which pushes well past the stream’s defined major flood stage of 26 feet.
Late Tuesday night, Gov.