On Tuesday, President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for Ohio and Marion Counties, which experienced flash flooding on June 14 and 15. The floods killed nine people, destroyed 37 ...

Lou Vargo — the director of the Wheeling-Ohio County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency — said during a news conference about the destruction in the area that he’d “never ...

Ohio County EMA Director Lou Vargo says it will be on standby in all types of underwater emergencies. "Anytime we have a drowning in the creek or looking for evidence for law enforcement," Vargo said.

“We almost immediately started getting 911 calls for rescue of people being trapped,” Lou Vargo, Ohio County's emergency management director, said at a news conference Sunday.

“We almost immediately started getting 911 calls for rescue of people being trapped,” Lou Vargo, Ohio County's emergency management director, said at a news conference Sunday.

Emergency Management Director Lou Vargo confirmed three people are dead and multiple others remain unaccounted for after the sudden deluge of rain overwhelmed waterways and infrastructure, leading ...

“We almost immediately started getting 911 calls for rescue of people being trapped,” Lou Vargo, Ohio County’s emergency management director, said at a news conference Sunday.

“We almost immediately started getting 911 calls for rescue of people being trapped,” Lou Vargo, Ohio County's emergency management director, said at a news conference Sunday.