WESTON, W.Va. — The Bruceton Brandonville Volunteer Fire Department Swiftwater Rescue team was one of many mobilized to assist with rescues during a serious flash flooding in Upshur and Lewis counties Tuesday.
Team member Steve Lindsey said they didn’t get the call until early evening, and most of the volunteers had just finished their regular jobs. The team had to weave their way to the Weston area due to several road closures, making the trip much longer than normal.
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by WV MetroNewsLawyers for Senator Jim Justice and his family are asking a judge overseeing a case over control of The Greenbrier Hotel to allow until August 7 to work out complexities like a casino license review, but it’s not at all clear that West Virginia Lottery’s oversight will be completed by that date.
Members of the West Virginia Lottery Commission met by telephone today to discuss the agenda for the next regular meeting, July 29.
With the casino license review still ongoing, the matter has not made
by WV MetroNewsBUCKHANNON, W.Va – Waterways around north central West Virginia continue to swell after rapid rainfall brought rivers, creeks, and streams out of their banks overnight.
By Wednesday afternoon, most of the concern lay with large bodies near towns battered by storms and already dealing with flood conditions.
“The biggest issues are on some of the larger main stems, and that would be the West Fork River, so I’m talking the Clarksburg area; also, the Buckhannon River at Buckhannon and down at Hall
by WV MetroNewsWESTON, W.Va. — Around the city of Weston there are very distinct areas of flood damage or others with no problems at all. Higher points of town were spared any damage from Tuesday night’s water. Lower parts of the town were destroyed.
Dan Farnswoth lives in Weston and has been out in his community seeing the damage first hand.
“Vehicles that were destroyed. Houses had water right up to the bottom of their roof,” said Farnsworth.
He lived on higher ground and didn’t have any damage to his home.
by WV MetroNewsMARION COUNTY, W.Va – Two people are charged with child neglect resulting in death after an 11-year-old boy in Marion County died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The boy died on Monday morning after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound from an unsecured firearm that belonged to Tammy Lee, 54, and James Smock, 56. Lee and Smock were arrested on Wednesday and await arraignment.
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by WV MetroNewsA federal judge hasn’t yet made a decision about a request by lawyers for The Greenbrier for more time to work on a potential $500 million deal to pay off debt, but the judge has asked the current debtholder, an affiliate of the Omni Hotels chain, for its take.
U.S. District Judge Frank Volk entered an order today directing the Omni affiliate White Sulphur Springs Holdings to submit its written response by Monday.
White Sulphur Springs Holdings, which bought about $300 million in first-lien debt
by WV MetroNewsBUCKHANNON, W.Va – HealthNet reports challenges to both its ground and air operations in the aftermath of severe weather that tore through West Virginia overnight.
HealthTeam Critical Care Transport faces disruptions on the ground because of hazardous road conditions. That includes several ambulances that encountered impassable roadways and required alternate routes, but those transports were completed without incident.
HealthNet’s Randolph County base faces the stiffest challenges, including
by WV MetroNewsWESTON, W.Va. — It’s a muddy mess in Weston following what could turn out to be record flooding.
Stonecoal Creek, the West Fork River and all its tributaries flooded Tuesday evening during heavy rains.
“All of the side streams coming in were record height and everything converged here in Weston,” Dan Cooley told MetroNews as he waded through water on the streets of downtown Weston Wednesday morning.
There was still several feet of standing water.
“There’s still cars underwater. The center part
by WV MetroNewsSevere weather this week brought massive rainfall, high winds, and possible tornadoes to West Virginia. The resulting flooding has devastated parts of north-central West Virginia, particularly the corridor between Buckhannon and Weston.
The National Weather Service in Charleston reported that three to five inches of rain fell Tuesday in just a few hours. One location just south of Buckhannon received seven inches. The torrential rain turned creeks and streams into raging rivers that flooded
by WV MetroNewsToday on MetroNews This Morning:
–Catastrophic flooding in central West Virginia
–Possible tornadoes in other parts of the state
–State Education officials attend Harrison County School Board meeting
–In Sports a Roane County motocross racer goes for a national title
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 7-22-26” on Spreaker.
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