News Staff The governor announced Wednesday that out-of-state visitors will be allowed again at private and state park campgrounds and lodges on June 10. He said out-of-state visitors will not be able to stay longer than a week. Out-of-state individuals who own property in West Virginia can come to their own campsites with no restrictions.
Gov. Jim Justice said the goal is to complete COVID-19 testing at all state correctional facilities by June 12th. More than 1,000 inmates and 500 employees at correctional facilities have been tested in the Northern and Eastern Panhandles after a virus outbreak at Huttonsville Correctional Complex in Randolph County.
Drivers who normally cross the Southside Bridge in Charleston will have to find another route this weekend. The bridge will temporarily close from 9 p.m. Friday, June 5, through 4:30 a.m. Monday, June 8, for repair work. Alternative routes include the Eugene A. Carter Bridge on Interstate 64, the Patrick Street Bridge, the 35th and … Read more
Governor Justice made a pitch to President Trump to have the Republican National Convention in West Virginia this summer. The GOP is looking for alternatives after concerns about COVID-19 in North Carolina, where the convention was orignally planned.
A Winfield police officer has resigned after making inappropriate Facebook posts about protestors across the country. Patrolman Noah Garcelon admitted to making the posts. He’s also a member of the West Virginia National Guard, and faces disciplinary action.
A woman missing at the Grandview Overlook in the New River Gorge National River has been found alive and well. Forty-three-year-old Julie Wheeler went missing Monday.
The state’s COVID-19 death toll is up to 78. A 70-year-old Berkeley County woman died from the virus. There are fifteen new cases of coronavirus for a total of over two-thousand positive cases.
State revenue collection was off nearly 40-million-dollars in May, but Governor Justice says that’s better than expected. There’s one month left in the fiscal year, and Justice says he has a “rock solid plan” that the state is going to be cash positive by the end of June.
Kroger is hiring. The grocery store chain has over one-hundred-forty openings across West Virginia. You can apply at jobs.kroger.com.
Meds2Go Express Pharmacy in Alum Creek has been convicted of money laundering in a scheme between the pharmacy and Hope Clinic to dispense opioids for no legitimate medical purpose. The pharmacy was shut down and will pay 250-thousand-dollars in restitution.