West Virginia’s “coal country” still recovering from February floods – CBS News Watch CBS News West Virginia has been hard hit by storms this year, with flash floods sweeping through the city of Wheeling this month, killing at least eight people. In “Eye on America,” Scott MacFarlane shows how the state’s coal country is still…
Welch, West Virginia — The flood waters tore through McDowell County in West Virginia so fast in February that Rev. Brad Davis barely had time to grab his two cats before his house was swamped. “The truest meaning of the word ‘apocalypse’ in that it pulled back the veil and just underscored all of the…
Who gets the $7.4 billion Purdue Pharma settlement money? – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal bankruptcy judge will soon decide whether to approve a nearly $7.4 billion settlement involving Purdue Pharma, which made the pain medication OxyContin. Scott MacFarlane looks at the potential impact of what would be a landmark deal. Be the…
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains in northern West Virginia has killed at least eight people, including a 3-year-old child, officials said. The search and rescue continues, and one person is still presumed missing, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said during a press conference on Wednesday. “This is a very challenging time for the residents of Ohio County,” he…