radioNOVO News WV News Roundup for August 06, 2026

 Good morning. Here is your West Virginia State Roundup.Federal disaster relief is officially on the way for hard-hit storm victims in Central West Virginia. Federal emergency officials and Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that President Donald Trump has approved four-and-a-half million dollars in expedited individual assistance for families in Lewis and Upshur counties. FEMA representatives are on the ground urging residents to register for aid following last month’s catastrophic flooding and tornadoes, while damage assessments in five additional counties remain under federal review.Meanwhile, debate continues in Charleston over state assistance funding. Governor Morrisey defended his administration's review of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, raising concerns about potential waste and misuse within the state's school clothing voucher program. While legislative leaders continue to review budget figures surrounding an estimated thirty-eight million dollar structural deficit, state officials maintain that funding for essential family programs will remain stable through the fiscal year.In college sports news, two West Virginia University men's basketball players have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA. The players are seeking an additional year of college eligibility, challenging current eligibility rules in federal court.Up in Marion County, the former mayor of Worthington has taken steps to officially dissolve the town. Former mayor Debbie Helfin announced she is seeking municipal dissolution and asking state authorities to declare the town's failing sewer system distressed, citing a lack of local resources and community participation to maintain operations.And in federal court, a thirty-seven-year-old Wheeling man has been sentenced to more than eleven years in prison. Roland Copney received a one-hundred-thirty-five-month sentence following a shots-fired investigation in Ohio County that led law enforcement to seize illegal narcotics and firearms.I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.