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Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Families focus on recovery efforts after flood damage in Charleston (wsaz.com) — Charleston residents along Summit Drive are cleaning up after intense Sunday storms sent water rushing into garages, crawl spaces, and basements, frightening pets and soaking belongings. One longtime homeowner describes the heaviest flooding he's seen in 15 years and is now turning his attention to helping neighbors haul out damaged items and dry out their homes.
2. Lark's plea brings six-year-old Kanawha County case to its end (wvmetronews.com) — A long-delayed Kanawha County criminal case tied to a 2020 fatal hit-and-run has wrapped up in Charleston with Che Lark entering a Kennedy plea to attempting to flee causing death. Circuit Judge Carrie Webster sentenced him to 1–3 years, to run concurrently with his existing 20-year federal drug sentence, closing a six-year legal saga for Heather Ross's family.
3. Capito pushes federal aid as West Virginia flooding worsens after heavy storms (wchstv.com) — From Charleston, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says she's pushing a major federal water infrastructure bill that could fund stream dredging and debris removal to ease West Virginia's worsening flood problems. With Kanawha County communities like Campbells Creek repeatedly underwater, residents are anxiously watching whether Congress will approve new Army Corps programs before the next round of heavy storms hits.
4. Omnis Pleasants owners fight to wrest control of Pleasants Power Station (wvnews.com) — Charleston-based reporting details a high-stakes legal fight over who controls the Pleasants Power Station, a major coal-fired plant tied to state loans and hundreds of jobs. Omnis Fuel Technologies is asking a Delaware bankruptcy court to dismiss Omnis Pleasants' Chapter 11 case, arguing the plant is profitable and that the filing was a bad-faith move in a broader governance battle involving Tony Robbins–linked investors.
5. Governor Morrisey Announces Major Tourism Works Workforce Milestone (hintonnews.com) — From Charleston, Gov. Patrick Morrisey is touting a major milestone for the Tourism Works training program, with more than 25,000 microcredentials earned and 4,000 West Virginians enrolled. The free online course aims to build a stronger tourism workforce and turn residents into "Ask Me, I'm a Local" ambassadors in communities across the state.
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