Kanawha County is Yellow On The Latest Map

Eight counties were in red on the county alert system map Monday and that’s three more than the previous day. The state Department of Health and Human Resources map showed Kanawha County in yellow, while Putnam County stayed in orange and Cabell County in gold. Fifteen counties were in orange including Putnam, Wayne, Boone, and … Read more

CAMC Reduces Elective Procedures Temporarily

Charleston Area Medical Center has reduced elective procedures at its hospitals by 50% due to an increase in patients. A hospital spokesperson said Monday that CAMC continues to see an increase in patients that need ICU care, but it’s not necessarily due to COVID. CAMC has occasionally reduced some procedures throughout the pandemic as the … Read more

Many Locations Host Virus Testing This Week

Free coronavirus testing will ramp back up this week. Boone, Mason, Mingo, Wayne and 11 other counties will have testing sites available today. Many of the same counties will provide testing Wednesday, including two sites in Kanawha County. Nitro High School will host a drive-thru site from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a site … Read more

WVU preparing for Jimmy V Classic

WVU is coming off a win at the Crossover Classic. After a three-and-oh start the Mountaineers are getting ready for the Jimmy V Classic. They’ll take on Gonzaga Wednesday night in Indianapolis.

Five counties in red on weekly school re-entry map

Five counties are in the red and seventeen are in the orange on the latest weekly school re-entry map. Mason, Wirt, Ritchie, Mineral and Wyoming counties remain in the red. Kanawha County is in the yellow, Putnam is in the orange, and Cabell County is gold.

Super Six football games canceled

The West Virginia Super Six championship football games are canceled. The state’s COVID-19 metrics map wiped out all three semifinal games. The winners for each class are South Charleston in Class AAA, Fairmont Senior in Class AA and St. Marys in Class A.