WHEELING, W.Va. — State Division of Highways crews from several areas of the state are in Wheeling after Saturday night’s flooding that damaged roads and bridges along the creeks that empty into the Ohio River.
There’s much debris to remove from the Wheeling flood. (Photo/WVDOH)
Four people are confirmed dead with four others missing.
State Transportation Secretary Stephen Todd Rumbaugh said four inches of rain fell in a half hour.
“Our thoughts are with those affected by this fast moving

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President of BridgeValley Community and Technical College Dr. Casey Sacks says her temporary consultant job for the U.S. Department of Education is going well so far.
After taking the six month consulting job for the U.S. Department of Education back in May, Sacks said during her most recent appearance on 580 Live that she is currently making the trip to Washington D.C. about two weeks a month to assist federal representatives with various workforce-related projects.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –West Virginia natives author Homer Hickam and actor/producer Kevin Sizemore are teaming up together to bring what they call an “equal not a sequel ” to the 1999 movie October Sky.
The pair, who were on MetroNews Midday last week, said they are hoping to bring to life Hickam’s book The Coalwood Way, in which he released in 2000. The new film is expected to be called December Sky.
Sizemore said that originally the book was supposed to be connected to Hickam’s 1998 memoir Rocket

WHEELING, W.Va. — At least three people are dead in Ohio County on Father’s Day as torrential rain led to severe flash flooding.
Roads are currently closed and homes have been destroyed in Wheeling and surrounding communities.
Governor Patrick Morrisey provided an update to his Facebook Sunday morning regarding the devastating flooding.
“Very sad to share that last night’s flash flooding in Wheeling has resulted in multiple fatalities, with some folks still missing,” Morrisey said. “I have

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over 5 million people are expressing their concerns for Donald Trump’s presidency in the form of peaceful protests that took place across over 2,000 cities and towns Saturday while the nation’s military parade happened simultaneously.
As the ‘No Kings’ protests were taking place across the country Saturday and with several happening right here in the Mountain State, Governor Patrick Morrisey directed the West Virginia National Guard and the West Virginia State Police to stand

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission has ordered garbage pick-up utility Waste Management to do a better job.
In a 9-page order filed Friday, the PSC said, among things, Waste Management must set up a 1-800 call-in system where customers with problems can talk with a real person, The PSC also addressed credits for pick-ups that are missed by the company.
Waste Management must “prorate credits to any customer who was missed more than 12 days of service. The company must report