The official U.S. Census count for the population of Richmond in 2000 was 197,790, a drop of over 5,000 from 1990’s count of 203,056.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Homeland Security Secretary Rob Cunningham says West Virginia’s request for federal disaster assistance in connection with the recent flooding is different than the initial immediate request from the State of Kentucky.

Further to the east, the James River in Richmond was rising and ... southwestern Pennsylvania and much of West Virginia. Many parts of Tennessee and Kentucky are projected to receive 4-8 inches ...

It had already been a harsh February across Kentucky and West Virginia. So when several inches of rain hit the region’s steep Appalachian slopes this weekend — areas saturated from repeated ...

For the latest updates on outages in West Virginia, click here. In addition, thousands of customers in eastern Kentucky have been affected by severe weather with Pike County being the hardest hit.