Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management

The governor’s office declared a State of Preparedness for all 55 counties as heavy rain is expected to hit large parts of West Virginia through Saturday. This could elevate risks for flooding and power outages throughout the state.

Flood waters in southern West Virginia are lower than they were yesterday and road conditions are improving, but emergency management officials say they…

For the latest on the fire in Wood County, see here. Updated: Oct. 23, 2017, at 5 p.m. Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency in Wood County…

A Department of Homeland Security analyst is due in court for a plea hearing on charges that he took a gun and other weapons into his agency's Washington…

After an investigation, officials with Appalachian Regional Healthcare say no patient or employee health or financial information was compromised in a…

A Department of Homeland Security analyst says he forgot he had a pistol in his pocket when he brought it into his agency's Washington headquarters.Credit…

The Berkeley County Fire Service Board received a federal grant last week to help recruit and train more volunteer firefighters.The Berkeley County Fire…

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced an “After Action Review” of the state’s response to the January 9 Elk River chemical spill. The Review hopes to…

A state emergency official who appeared in an online promotional video for a California company has been fined $525 by the West Virginia Ethics…

Members of the West Virginia Senate and Jimmy Gianato of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management respond to Wednesday's news…