2025 in West Virginia
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in West Virginia.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor:
- Jim Justice (R) (until January 13)
- Patrick Morrisey (R) (since January 13)
Events
- January 5 – West Virginia is affected by the January 5–6, 2025 United States blizzard.[1]
- June 14 – Nine people are killed in flash floods in northern West Virginia, with heavy floods hitting Wheeling, Triadelphia, and Valley Grove.[2][3]
- June 27 - West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Beth Walker retires. Served from 2017 to 2025 and was Chief Justice in 2019 and 2023.
- July 9 – Two former correctional officers, Mark Holdren and Johnathan Walters, are sentenced to 20 and 21 respective years in prison for their involvement in the 2022 beating death of inmate Quantez Burks at the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver.[4]
- August 16 – Governor Morrisey directs the West Virginia National Guard to deploy 300-400 troops to Washington, D.C. to support the federal takeover of law enforcement in the capital.[5]
- November 8 – A coal mining accident in Drennen traps a miner in a flooded cave. His body is recovered on November 13.[6][7]
Deaths
- January 4 – Frank Blackwell, 77, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1976–1982, 2016).[8]
- January 14 – Thomas McHugh, 88, jurist, justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1981–1997, 2009–2013).[9]
- January 20 – Michael Angelucci, 42, politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (2018–2020).[10]
- June 10 — Doug Skaff, 48, politician, former West Virginia House of Delegates minority leader (2020-2023), candidate for West Virginia Secretary of State in 2024
- August 26- Tim Armstead, 60, politician, Justice, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (2018-2025), former West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker of the House, (2015-2018)
See also
References
- ^ "Powerful winter storm to bring snowy, icy conditions to Midwest, Mid-Atlantic - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. January 3, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ Rice, Doyle (June 16, 2025). "'Never seen anything like this': Flash floods kill 5, leave 4 missing in West Virginia". USA Today. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Schulz, Chris (June 16, 2025). "UPDATE: At least six dead, two missing from Wheeling area after flash flood Saturday night". West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
- ^ "Former West Virginia officers sentenced to decades in prison for their role in deadly inmate assault". The Associated Press. July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ Tyler, Thrasher (August 16, 2025). "West Virginia National Guard to deploy to DC to support Trump's federal takeover". FOX 5. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
- ^ "A flood inside a coal mine in West Virginia has trapped a coal miner inside". CNN. The Associated Press. November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ^ Ciampi, Racquel (November 13, 2025). "Body of missing miner recovered after flood inside Rolling Thunder mine in West Virginia". WTAE. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
- ^ "Frank Blackwell Obituary (1947 - 2025) - Mt Hope, WV - Charleston Gazette-Mail". Legacy.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Thomas McHugh dies at 88". AP News. January 14, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ Nolting, Mike (January 22, 2025). "Former delegate, Marion County Rescue Squad leader, Michael Angelucci dies". WV MetroNews. Retrieved February 11, 2025.