News Staff West Virginia has reached a grim mile stone. One year ago, yesterday, the state reported its first COVID-19 death. An 88-year-old woman from Marion County was the first person in the state to lose her life to the virus. Since then, more than 26-hundred people have died from COVID-19.
COVID-19 outbreaks are being reported at seven Kanawha County school. There are more than forty confirmed cases. Vaccination clinics are scheduled for high school students at ten different locations today.
Walmart will begin offering vaccinations in West Virginia this week through a federal pharmacy partnership. The state’s pandemic response leader, James Hoyer, said more details about the partnership will be announced soon. Hoyer is the coronavirus task force leader and said in a news release that there’s a firm percentage of the population that lives … Read more
West Virginia State Police are asking for tips on a vehicle theft case. A black Chevy Silverado pickup truck was stolen at a gas station along US Route 52 on Friday, March 19 at the Paddle Creek Marathon. The truck has Ohio tags — JHG 6828. State police have surveillance video from the gas station … Read more
COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported at seven schools. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department said the outbreaks were reported at St. Albans High School, Chamberlain Elementary School, John Adams Middle School, Riverside High School, St. Francis Elementary School, Hayes Middle School and Cross Lanes Christian School. Health officials said 41 students and three staff members are affected. … Read more
Nobody was injured after a fire destroyed a home in Kanawha County on Sunday. The fire was reported just after 3 p.m. in the 800 block of Georges Creek Drive near Malden, according to Metro 911. Crews on scene said one person was at home at the time the fire started near the fireplace, but … Read more
Recent flash flooding caused some damage recently. Part of a road in Logan County was washed away with high water last Sunday. Rain caused the mudslide off Rt. 52 near Gilbert and that caused the road to buckle. Warning signs will be up until the road is repaired.
Kids will have a lot of opportunities to get outside this summer with many camps back on. The Clay Center is offering day camps for kids aged 4-14 starting in June and the kids will be doing animation and learn to be junior scientists. WCHS TV reported they’ll also have studio art, robots, and chemistry. … Read more
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its K-9s. Dixie was a bloodhound with the sheriff’s office and died Friday at the age of eight. Deputies said the K-9 passed away peacefully at home after a short battle with cancer. Dixie spent seven years tracking and capturing suspects along with … Read more
A joint program between Marshall University and Mountwest Community and Technical College in aviation maintenance broke ground ceremonially on Friday, according to The Herald-Dispatch. The program is a collaboration with the Huntington Tri-State Airport, where an existing hangar and an armory are being renovated. Creating classroom and laboratory spaces is expected to cost about $2.7 … Read more