BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The long-term recovery effort in Upshur County after the July 21 devastating flood is up and running.
Upshur Partners Lifting Individuals & Families Together (UPLIFT), is an operating municipal entity with officers, committees, a governing board, and a long list of flood recovery tasks.
Kristie Tenney
Upshur County Commission President Kristie Tenney said UPLIFT is comprised of citizens, business people, nonprofits, and elected officials. The group is looking at requests

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — The Harpers Ferry woman who has been charged with killing her husband and then setting her home on fire where her husband’s and daughter’s bodies were located has waived her preliminary hearing.
Nicole Taylor (WVRJA)
Nicole Ellen Taylor, 55, appeared in orange jail clothing in front of Jefferson County Magistrate Lisa Fraley Tuesday afternoon.
Taylor is charged with first-degree murder, arson and the use of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Taylor is accused of

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Trump administration official urged WVU students to choose a career in rare earth minerals during her visit to campus Tuesday.
U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Audrey Robertson was promoting the Providing Opportunities for Specialized Education in Critical Technologies (PROSPECT) program. Robertson said the country faces major workforce shortages across the entire critical minerals and materials supply chain.
Audrey Robertson
During an appearance on MetroNews

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the second time in 12 years, firefighters from across West Virginia came together for a Fire Safety Summit.
The state Fire Marshal’s Office worked with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and other partners to host the event Tuesday in Charleston at the Beni Kedem Temple. State Fire Marshal Ken Tyree told MetroNews that it’s an important event to share ideas and strategies to battle flames.
Ken Tyree
“It’s centered around wildfire intervention, wildfire

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Hampshire County man is facing multiple charges after being accused of being involved in an injury DUI crash and assaulting a healthcare worker at the hospital.
Sunday, deputies with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department responded to a crash on Point Marion Road near the intersection of Stone Mine Road that involved entrapment.
A woman was extracted and transported to the hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries.
When deputies spoke to Zachary Spacht, 41, of

Alexander Shear (Boone County Sheriff’s Office)
DANVILLE, W.Va. — “What a great day. What an absolutely what a great day,” said Boone County Sheriff Chad Barker.
Barker confirmed the man who has been the subject of a weeklong manhunt in Boone County has been found. Alex Shear, 24, was cold and hungry, but otherwise okay.
“They’re getting him warmed up, getting some food and fluids in him with IV. We’ve talked to him a little bit and he just said he was out in the woods by himself,” Barker