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The West Virginia National Guard is helping to distribute supplies and help in other capacities. Guard members are helping Workforce West Virginia process unemployment claims and by staffing call centers. Guard members have also helped with testing more than 150 residents and staff from Eastbrook Center in Kanawha County. A Guard task force will train … Read more

Kanawha County school officials have confirmed the woman who died in a fire last week in Big Chimney was a former principal. Melissa Cisco died in a house fire that was reported around 9 a.m. Friday in the 4500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Cisco retired in 2001 from Clendenin Elementary School. She started working for … Read more

The Salvation Army said it has established a hotline that people can call for emotional and spiritual support during the COVID-19 crisis. It’s available toll free from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week at 844-458-HOPE (4673). A team of specialists, made up of Salvation Army officers and trained employees, are available to … Read more

A Kanawha County lawmaker has sent Gov. Jim Justice a letter, making suggestions on how to speed up the processing for more than 90,000 unemployment claims that have been filed during the coronavirus crisis. Del. Andrew Robinson is suggesting that weekly benefit calculations be deferred and all applicants be permitted to receive an immediate benefit … Read more

A pastor in Ashland is recovering from the coronavirus after his church held a drive-in service. No one else who attended the services is showing any signs or symptoms of the virus.

A federal judge rejected a motion to release some inmates early. The lawsuit claimed the state wasn’t adequately protecting inmates from COVID-19. The judge ruled the state’s protection plan is adequate.

State leaders are monitoring a coronavirus model that shows an earlier peak of the virus in West Virginia, and fewer deaths. Officials say it’s a good sign that social distancing is working, but cautioned against complacency.

Two people have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Eastbrook Center. Over 120-residents and nearly forty staff members at the senior living center have been tested and are waiting for results.

A Marshall University police officer is recovering after his cruiser hit a parked car and crashed it into two other vehicles. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

A man is dead after being pulled from the Elk River just below the Washington Street Bridge. Police are investigating how the man ended up in the water.