Photo courtesy of the West Virginia Humanities CouncilResidents paddle through the streets of downtown Philippi during the historic flooding of November 1985.
Photo courtesy of Rick FeltonCars and trucks, tossed like toys, in the aftermath of the 1985 Election Day Flood in Rowlesburg.
ELKINS — Nearly 40 years later, the memories of the 1985 flood still sit vividly in the minds of West Virginians who lived through it.
Amy Moore, who grew up in Parsons and lived there during the Election Day
PHILIPPI — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is continuing to investigate a plane crash that took place at the Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport on Thursday afternoon.
The accident, which occurred at approximately 12:30 p.m., involved a single-engine Cirrus SR22 air plane. According to a statement from the FAA, the plane landed and continued off the end of the runway at the airport.
The Cirrus SR22 is a general aviation aircraft known for its modern design. The popular,
WHEELING — Wheeling Police converged on an area in South Wheeling after human remains were found on the site.
Wheeling Police Maj. Josh Sanders, commander of the department’s investigations bureau, said that 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, police were called to the corner of 42nd and Wood streets. Someone who was walking in the area had called WPD to say they had found a skull.
The officers who responded determined it was a human skill and began investigating the rest of the area. Sanders said more bones
As “political season” ramps up, election filings begin, tax preparation is underway, and any number of 2026 tasks come to mind at the start of the year, state officials are warning residents to beware of phishing campaigns and other cyber crimes in which deceptive website addresses and other techniques lead people to believe they are dealing with a state agency when they are not.
Generally, the goal is to gain login credentials or other personal information — maybe even money. Criminals do so by
ELKINS — Elkins swam past Big 10 Conference rival Buckhannon-Upshur Wednesday evening at George A. Myles Pool on the Davis & Elkins College campus.
The Lady Tigers tallied 95 points to claim a 31-point win over the Lady Bucs.
Juniors Lilly Irons and Lilly Anger captured two events each for Elkins and were part of two winning relay units.
Irons took the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 2:09.55 and the 100-yard butterfly (1:05.26).
Anger was first in the 50 freestyle (26.72) and 100 freestyle
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin has no interest in shucking the weight of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ recent playoff failures onto the shoulders of his players heading into Monday night’s opening-round visit by Houston.
“I’m certainly not going to unpack my bags on the collective’s bed, if you will,” said Tomlin, who will take a six-game postseason losing streak onto the Acrisure Stadium turf to face the streaking Texans.
The Steelers (10-7) seem intent on carrying it anyway, their future Hall of
ELKINS — The Tygart Valley United Way recently teamed up with a pair of auto dealers in the area to raise funds for the organization’s annual campaign.
Performance Chevrolet was the main dealership that stepped up and lent a hand to the Tygart Valley United Way. For every new vehicle Performance Chevrolet sold this past November, it donated $100 toward the United Way’s campaign.
At the end of the month, Performance raised a total of $4,000 that will go toward the campaign goal of $605,000, which
PHILIPPI – The Barbour County Office of Emergency Management confirmed that a single-engine airplane crashed at the Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport Thursday afternoon.
According to the Barbour County OEM, the accident took place around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, and there was just one occupant on board the plane at the time of the crash.
No injuries took place as a result of the accident, and the cause of the crash is under investigation, according to officials.
The Inter-Mountain will report
It is breathtaking to watch the manner in which the substance abuse epidemic in our region continues to evolve.
Just last month, officials in Gallia County, Ohio, warned a growing danger has reared its head — Xylazine. The powerful veterinary sedative, which is, of course, not intended for human use at all, has been found in the region; sometimes mixed with fentanyl and other opioids.
This is a drug meant for large animals such as horses. There is no safe dosage of “tranq” for humans. In fact,
MORGANTOWN — Treysen Eaglestaff was caught in no-man’s land, so too maybe were his West Virginia teammates on Tuesday night.
“I honestly don’t remember everything that happened,” the WVU guard said in the moments that followed the Mountaineers’ 62-60 victory against Cincinnati inside the Hope Coliseum.
In what went down as Ross Hodge’s first-ever Big 12 victory, maybe it was somewhat fitting that not all the critical moments could be remembered, because there were so many of them.
Eaglestaff’s
