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WESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) - Lewis County officials are urging residents to stay off the roads and avoid self-deploying to flood-affected...

Upshur County residents urged to stay off roads as State of Emergency remains in effect

UPSHUR COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) - The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office is urging residents to stay home unless travel is absolutely...

300 National Guard members deployed as West Virginia expands flood response

WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) - Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that the West Virginia National Guard is expanding its response efforts to...

I-79 in West Virginia shut down due to flooding

JANE LEW, WV (LOOTPRESS) - I-79 in West Virginia is shut down due to flooding. According to West Virginia 511,...

DNR reports 33 water rescues as Gov. Morrisey declares statewide State of Emergency

WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) - Gov. Patrick Morrisey has declared a State of Emergency for all 55 West Virginia counties as...

Gov. Morrisey declares statewide State of Emergency as severe storms impact West Virginia

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) - Gov. Patrick Morrisey has declared a State of Emergency for all 55 West Virginia counties as...

Tornado Warning issued for parts of Fayette, Kanawha, Boone and Raleigh counties

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) - The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a Tornado Warning for portions of Fayette, Kanawha,...

Oak Hill man sentenced to 182 to 470 years for 36 felony sex offenses

FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) - An Oak Hill man was sentenced Monday to what prosecutors described as a functional life...

Gov. Morrisey requests presidential disaster declaration for southern West Virginia flooding