Johnson & Johnson vaccine returns

West Virginia health officials are once again administering the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after an eleven-day pause because of a rare blood clotting issue. The vaccine now comes with a warning about the clotting disorder in women between the ages of 18 and 49.

Concerns Continue Over Fatal Drug Overdoses

The number of fatal drug overdoses in West Virginia hit a record last year, increasing after two years of declines. According to preliminary state data at least 1,275 residents died in 2020. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported the new numbers are a 25% increase from the 1,019 overdose deaths in 2017, which previously was the only … Read more

Yeager Airport Nears Having Its Full Flight Schedule Again

All nonstop flights that were suspended last year due to the coronavirus pandemic in Charleston will be fully restored after American Airlines announced the resumption of service to Philadelphia. Service between Yeager Airport and Philadelphia International Airport will resume on June 3. American Airlines restored its nonstop daily service in February between Yeager and Ronald … Read more

Vaccines To Be Offered At HS Basketball Tournaments

Those in attendance at the West Virginia state high school basketball tournaments will have the chance to get a COVID-19 vaccine if they want one. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority and the Charleston Fire Department will be on hand to provide the vaccines during the tournaments at the Charleston Coliseum and … Read more

Olcott Water Project Needs More Signups

A multimillion dollar water project is in the works in Kanawha County, bringing public water service to an area that has never had it. The county needs more people to get on board in the Olcott area before it can break ground. WCHS TV reported the $7 million water project is in the works with … Read more

Jobless Rate Shows Improvement

Unemployment rates fell in all 55 of West Virginia’s counties in March. WorkForce West Virginia said Jefferson County’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate of 3.8% was the lowest in the state. Calhoun County had the highest unemployment rate at 14.9%. Roane County was next at 11% and Mingo County was at 9.9%. Statewide, the seasonally adjusted … Read more

National Drug Take Back Day

Today is National Drug Take Back Day. There are more than a dozen sites around Kanawha County you can drop off expired, unused, or unwanted medication.

Gov. Justice pushing for better vaccine distribution

Health experts are brainstorming ways to get more West Virginians vaccinated against COVID-19. Governor Justice has set a twenty-four-hour deadline for health care officials to submit a “wish list” of anything they think the state should do to increase vaccinations. Justice calculated that 588-thousand people are eligible for the vaccine statewide. He used that number … Read more