CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two more West Virginia counties are receiving federal funding to recover from the devastating severe weather storms in July.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Friday that Ritchie and Pleasants counties have been approved to receive federal Individual Assistance. Lewis and Upshur counties were previously approved for $4.5 million in flood relief.
“This assistance will help eligible homeowners and renters with the costs of recovering and rebuilding after

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey says the state is appealing FEMA’s decision to not grant a major disaster declaration for Boone and Logan counties after the devastating June weather.
Those counties were ravaged by severe storms on June 22 and 23. Meanwhile, FEMA did rubber-stamp $4.5 million to Lewis and Upshur counties for the flooding that transpired in July. Five other counties are awaiting a response from FEMA with relief requests for the July flooding as well.
Gov. Patrick

PARSONS, W.Va. — All three members of the Tucker County Commission face misdemeanor criminal charges in connection with allegedly using county money to buy a crossbow and ammunition for one of them.
Misdemeanor criminal informations were filed Thursday in Tucker County Circuit Court charging Commission President Michael Rosenau, Commissioner Frederick Davis and Commissioner Timothy Knotts with one count of one count each of unauthorized expenditure by a local official.
The three allegedly

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Army National Guard will hold a Change of Command Ceremony Saturday at the 130th Airlift Wing Hangar in Charleston.
The ceremony will honor the service of Brigadier General “Gene” Holt, the outgoing West Virginia Army National Guard Commander, and welcome Colonel Robert Kincaid as the incoming commander.
Kincaid currently serves as special assistant to state Adjutant General Jim Seward.
The ceremony is scheduled to begin a 11 a.m. Gov. Patrick Morrisey will

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former West Virginia State Police Superintendent Col. Jack Chambers has been confirmed as the new U.S. Marshal for Southern West Virginia.
Jack Chambers
Chambers was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Friday afternoon during a flurry of votes as senators prepare for the five-week August recess.
“The Senate just confirmed my friend Jack Chambers to serve as the U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia,” U.S. Senator Jim Justice posted on X. “Jack has built a tremendous

KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. —  The National Transportation Safety Board has released more information about a single-engine plane crash near Middleway in Jefferson County first reported by the Panhandle News Network the afternoon it happened three weeks ago.
A preliminary report from the NTSB lays out the details:
On July 23, 2026, at 1440 eastern daylight time, an American AA-1, N6132L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Kearneysville, West Virginia.
The pilot and