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West Virginia Flood Threat Rises After Deadly Indiana Storms
Aug 17 2026 // The threat of flooding shifted east into West Virginia and Kentucky on Monday as Indiana began recovering from storms that killed at least six people and produced some of the state’s worst deluges in decades. Flood...
WV Fire Commission Has Failed to Make Plan to Address High Fire Death Rate
Aug 13 2026 // West Virginia is one of the deadliest states for house fires, killing an average of 32 people per year between 2009 and 2023. An audit of the State Fire Commission in December of 2025 noted that the commission hadn’t...
Deadly Flooding in West Virginia Finds Prevention Plans Unaddressed
Jul 31 2026 // At least two West Virginians are dead, dozens of homes are damaged and communities across north central West Virginia are left picking up the pieces in the wake of another major flood. Just a decade ago, a massive flood...
Two Killed in ‘Extensive’ Flash Flooding in West Virginia
Jul 29 2026 // Two people have died in flash floods caused by torrential rains in West Virginia last week, the governor’s office said. An emailed statement from Lars Dalseide, communications director for Gov. Patrick Morrisey, did...
Trump Admin Wants to Close Watchdog on West Virginia’s Chemical Disasters
Jun 5 2026 // After a chemical leak at the Ames Goldsmith plant in Kanawha County killed two workers and injured dozens more last month, federal investigators quickly arrived in West Virginia to begin piecing together what went...
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