Both of West Virginia’s U.S. Senators have issued statements after extreme flash flooding struck the northern part of the state over Father’s Day weekend.

Heavy rains and deadly, devastating flash flooding have prompted West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey to declare a state of emergency on Sunday.

Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed six people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for two other people who were missing on June 16, 2025 as authorities assessed damage to roads,

The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers was captured. On Saturday: State Rep. Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband were killed and a second lawmaker and his wife were wounded, sparking a manhunt for the suspect — Vance Boelter.