News Staff A third possible case of COVID-19 in West Virginia has come back negative. Two other cases came back negative earlier this week. There are no confirmed cases of the virus in the state. There are over a thousand cases in the United States, and more than thirty people have died.
Three students at Shawnee State University may have been exposed to the coronavirus, and at least twenty people are in self quarantine. The students started showing symptoms after traveling abroad. Test results are expected by Friday.
West Virginia University is moving to online classes only after spring break in response to the coronavirus. Spring break will be extended a week, and online classes will begin March 30th. Students are being advised to stay away from campus until the university determines it is safe to return.
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled against West Virginia Delegate Eric Porterfield in a lawsuit over a 2006 parking lot fight that blinded him. Porterfield claimed that the bar where it happened had an obligation to protect its patrons inside and outside of the establishment, but the Court disagreed. Porterfield was elected to the House of … Read more
The death toll is rising at the Clarksburg VA Hospital. A twelfth suspicious death has been identified, and a former nursing assistant has been named as a person of interest in a lawsuit in another victim’s death.
A Morgantown man threatened his wife at gunpoint, and then barricaded himself in their Morgantown home. The woman was able to get out. Thirty-seven-year-old Christopher Phillips was arrested following a three-hour standoff.
Two people were hurt in a shooting on Topping Hill Road, just outside of Huntington. Both victims are hospitalized in unknown condition. The shooter, 39-year-old Robert Taylor, is under arrest.
West Virginia officials have set up a telephone hotline to answer questions about the coronavirus. Operators are available 24/7 and can be reached at 1-800-887-4304. Gov. Jim Justice said last week that the state can now conduct its own coronavirus tests, after previously having to submit tests to the federal Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
Barboursville police said there has been an increase in catalytic converter thefts from cars at the Huntington Mall. Police said thieves crawl under the cars in the parking lot, cuts off the part and then sells it to a local scrap yard. The part, which is used to reduce toxic gasses and pollutants on the … Read more
A contest deadline is approaching for West Virginia schoolchildren to raise awareness of prescription painkiller abuse. The Kids Kick Opioids contest is open to elementary and middle school students. It can include poems, drawings, letters or anything that promotes awareness of painkiller abuse. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said the deadline to enter is Friday. Students … Read more