FAIRMONT, W.Va. — With a federal disaster declaration now in place, officials in the City of Fairmont are providing space for Federal Emergency Management Agency staff to assist residents impacted by the flash flooding over Father’s Day weekend.
Travis Blosser
Speaking on WAJR’s Talk of the Town, Fairmont City Manager Travis Blosser said that while residents await further assistance, local leaders are doing what they can to help bridge the gap.
“The city works very aggressively to make sure we

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –WVU President Michael Benson, says that WVU’s branch campuses and local communities will play a central role in his leadership, starting with regular visits, a new reporting structure, and an ambitious statewide Welcome Home Tour.
WVU President Michael T. Benson
Benson said on MetroNews Talkline last week that he has visited WVU Tech in Beckley and Potomac State College of WVU in Keyser since becoming the 27th president of the university.
He added that he told WVU Tech

WESTON, W.Va. — A statewide organization with a lawsuit pending against the state Department of Health Facilities is responding to the recent armed standoff at the William R. Sharpe Jr. Psychiatric Hospital.
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“I’ve personally seen the video of this incident,” Disability Rights of West Virginia Legal Director Michael Folio said. “What I can tell you is this is an example of a complete failure by leadership to oversee, monitor, and if necessary discipline staff.”

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An investigation into a house fire that broke out on the West Side area of Kanawha County early Sunday morning is underway.
Multiple crews responded to the blaze that was reported in the 300 block of West Main Street just after 4 a.m. Sunday morning.
Those who responded included the Jefferson, Lakewood, and Institute Volunteer Fire Departments, and Hurricane Fire and Rescue.
No word yet on whether anyone was in the home or if any injuries occurred.
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BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan College President Dr. James Moore will stay in Buckhannon for the long run.
Dr. James Moore
Wesleyan’s Board of Trustees voted last week to extend Moore’s contract through June 2032.
Moore has served as the school’s president since 2022 when he was named to the role with an interim tag and was made the full-time president in 2023. Moore, the music professor, came to Buckhannon in 2006 to teach and serve as the director of jazz ensembles.
Before being

GASSAWAY, W.Va. — Mountaineer Food Bank Executive Director Chad Morrison says the non-profit is facing a slew of challenges with the current economic climate.
He says the resources flowing in are becoming limited.
Chad Morrison
“We’re entering a space where a lot of the resources that we’ve had over the last couple years have shifted. People are a little scared to give because of financial uncertainties and the economic impacts, so it’s been a challenging year in fundraising to support these

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — Three are hospitalized after a crash Saturday afternoon along the eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 in Cabell County.
Cabell County 911 dispatchers say it happened near mile marker 24 between Barboursville and Milton just before 1:30 p.m.
Deputies say the crash involved a single vehicle, and it occurred after the driver was reaching for a water bottle and struck the guardrail.
They said the three people in the vehicle were two adults and one toddler who were from North

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputy is recovering after being shot Saturday morning.
Sheriff Johnnie Walter tells MetroNews deputies were called around 7 a.m. to a domestic in the Spohrs Crossroads area east of Berkeley Springs.
A man, later identified as Melvin Gallion, 40, was reportedly pounding on the door before eventually kicking it in.
Sheriff Walter says Gallion was already in the house when the deputies pulled up, but he believes it distracted Gallion enough to