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Governor Justice signed an executive order allowing outdoor live music, and some indoor music performances to resume. Indoor performances are limited to 25-percent capacity, or 250 people, whichever is less.

Two more people have died from COVID-19 in West Virginia, and there are over one-hundred new cases of the virus. The state’s “Rt rate” is the second best in the nation. The number is a measurement of how the virus is spreading from person-to-person. West Virginia’s number is point-86. Any number below 1.0 means the … Read more

The West Virginia Education Association is filing a lawsuit challenging the state’s COVID-19 alert map. The union says the map has been altered repeatedly to achieve an end result, and a county can be in the red or green, depending on which method is used.

The Kanawha County Board of Education voted to skip a second week of blended learning, and instead, transition to five days of in-person learning starting October 12th. Around 13-thousand students will return to the classroom.

Huntington Police are investigating after a body was found in a car on 10th Avenue. The car belongs to a missing person. The state Medical Examiner’s Office is working to make a positive ID.

Former Delegate John Mandt admits to using anti-gay slurs and disparaging remarks on Facebook Messenger. He says the messages were written more than a year ago, and were taken out of context. Mandt resigned over the weekend. His name will still be on the ballot, and he says he will serve should he win back … Read more

The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a Campbells Creek woman. Thirty-year-old Samantha Jo Carte was last seen two days ago on Dry Branch Road. Carte is a white female, around 5-feet, 3-inches tall and weighing about 100 pounds. She has black hair and blue eyes. Call the sheriff’s office at 304-357-0169 if you … Read more

Governor Justice announced an over two-mile road paving project that will start next week on First Avenue in Nitro. The over eight-hundred-thousand-dollar project will be funded through the governor’s Roads to Prosperity program.

Charleston police are investigating a crash Monday morning after a vehicle struck a home. Around 3:45 a.m. Monday, a 2012 Dodge Caravan crashed into a home on Delaware Avenue. Charleston Police said the driver, April Curasi of Charleston, was taken to Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. No one inside the … Read more

Marshall University’s annual winter commencement will be virtual this semester. The ceremony scheduled for Dec. 12 will be livestreamed during two separate ceremonies – one at 9 a.m. and the other at noon. Marshall’s 9 a.m. ceremony will be for spring 2020 graduates, and summer 2020 and winter 2020 graduates will be recognized at noon. … Read more