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Heavy rain led to more flooding across the region this week, while Wheeling’s new Private Outdoor Designated Area drew praise ...
Four people, including a 3-year-old child, are dead, and multiple others remain missing amid severe storms and flooding in ...
The death toll from the West Virginia flash flood over Father's Day weekend has risen to seven, while one person remains ...
The Emergency Flood Response Team, established after the June 14 flash flooding in the valley, has transitioned into a Long-Term Recovery Team to assist flood victims in rebuilding their lives, from ...
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains on Saturday turned deadly in northern West Virginia. Officials said up to 4 inches ...
“We almost immediately started getting 911 calls for rescue of people being trapped,” Lou Vargo, Ohio County's emergency management director, said at a news conference Sunday. “During this time we had ...
WHEELING, W. Va. – The West Virginia National Guard continues to work with local, state and volunteer partners on flood ...
Lou Vargo — the director of the Wheeling-Ohio County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency — said during a news conference about the destruction in the area that he’d “never ...
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey declared a state of emergency for Ohio County, West Virginia, after a deadly flash flooding event caused massive damages within the county. Soldiers of the ...
A seventh death was confirmed Tuesday in West Virginia, where flash flooding hit Wheeling and nearby Triadelphia and Valley Grove areas over the weekend. Gov. Patrick Morrisey shared the tragic update ...
About 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes across Ohio County, in the state’s northern panhandle west of Pennsylvania, according to county emergency management director Lou Vargo.
Lou Vargo — the director of the Wheeling-Ohio County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency — said during a news conference about the destruction in the area that he’d “never ...