CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – The West Virginia Department of Transportation is examining how it responds to flooding events, ...

West Virginia officials counted steep costs and reported lingering recovery efforts to state lawmakers at a Joint Legislative Flooding Committee meeting on Dec. 9, 2025. At the meeting, presentations ...

Increased manpower is one of the most significant changes Rumbaugh and the DOT elected to make after seeing the devastation ...

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — “This wasn’t a flood, it was a natural disaster. Why are they making it so difficult?” Those are the words of one Ohio County resident about the continued hardship of ...

Maj. Gen. James Seward, adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard, briefed lawmakers Tuesday on the Guard’s flood response efforts across West Virginia this year. (Photo Courtesy/WV ...

Wood County Commission President Blair Couch in the garage bays at the Wood County Resiliency Center. The county will be holding a flood relief drive Monday, June 23, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the ...

Nearly a decade after the deadly 2016 floods, West Virginia officials are moving forward with a study to look at flood mitigation measures across the Kanawha River Basin. Last month, Gov. Patrick ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — The West Virginia Flood Resiliency Fund, established to address catastrophic flash floods in Ohio and McDowell counties, has sparked controversy as it remains unfunded since its ...

WHEELING, W. Va. – The West Virginia National Guard continues to work with local, state and volunteer partners on flood recovery operations in the severely damaged communities of Marion and Ohio ...