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Day: July 7, 2016 Archives


ThursdayJuly 7, 2016

Clendenin community gathers for the first time since historic flood

State House Speaker Tim Armstead hosted a Thursday night meeting in one of the cities hit hardest by the June 23 flood.

Greenbrier Resort to reopen Tuesday following flood

The resort was forced to close for more than two weeks because of flood damage.

Saban joins Fisher, asks for donations from high schools in Alabama

Alabama football coach Nick Saban is asking schools in Alabama to make donations for affected West Virginia athletic programs.

Destroyed Queen Shoals church in need of flood relief items, pastor says

The June 23 storm destroyed the Full Gospel Church on the Kanawha-Clay county line.

Former Berkeley deputy sentenced to 10 days in jail

Judge decides against 1-10 term.

Police release names of victim, suspect in Charleston fatal shooting

Deandre "Dravo" Moore, 19, of Charleston, is wanted on a first degree murder charge.

Monongalia Republican committee selects Shuttlesworth for November ballot

New candidate says first goal is to get organized.

Dolan: ‘Schools have all chipped in’ from across the state

WVSSAC executive director Bernie Dolan toured athletic facilities at Clay County High School and Elkview Middle School.

Westover man wanted, accused of cutting victim with kitchen knife

Terry Lynn Ford was last scene in Preston County.

Morrisey: low number of price gouging complaints

Not as widespread as 2014 water emergency.

CATF to open in Shepherdstown

3 of the shows will be world premiers.

Help continues for flood victims

"West Virginians helping West Virginians, there's nothing better than that."

Flood-damaged road costs grow

12 emergency contracts awarded.

Million dollar lotto ticket sold in Fairmont

A Powerball ticket matching all numbers but the powerball was sold in Marion County.

Police investigate murder in Mineral County

19-year-old woman dead, man in custody.

Passenger dead in Putnam County crash

Wreck occurred Thursday morning.

Man dead in Charleston shooting

Police investigating Thursday death.

Calculating the cost of the Flood of 2016

Disasters are expensive. Two weeks after the flood it’s difficult to get a handle on just how much the recovery will cost.  However, repairing the damage will likely add up to several hundred million of dollars, Tomblin administration officials believe the damage to public property will easily exceed $100 million, and a big chunk of that is