Panic buying fueling shortage

More than one-thousand gas stations across the Southeast are running out of fuel because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying after a gang of hackers shutdown a major east coast pipeline. People are flocking to the pumps, despite the fact that West Virginia uses a different fuel pipeline, which was not affected.

Task Force Works to Identify Those With HIV

The Kanawha County HIV Task Force met on Monday for the first time since the CDC called the county’s outbreak the most concerning in the U.S. Since then, the CDC has sent in a team of disease intervention specialists to Kanawha County that currently has 60 positive HIV cases. Dr. Sherri Young, executive director and … Read more

West Virginia Will Receive Two Dispersements in COVID Relief

West Virginia will receive nearly $1.4 billion from the federal government to offset economic setbacks from the coronavirus pandemic, but likely not all at once. Because West Virginia’s current unemployment rate is not significantly higher than its pre-pandemic level, the state is eligible to receive half of its allotment immediately, with the rest being provided … Read more

Reta Mays Receives 7 Consecutive Life Sentences

A federal judge gave Reta Mays the maximum sentence on Tuesday. Mays will serve seven life terms consecutively after admitting to giving fatal insulin injections to veterans at the VA Medical Center in Clarksburg. Mays was also sentenced to 240 months in prison to run consecutively with the life sentences for one count of assault … Read more

WVU Student’s Death is Under Investigation

City of Morgantown officials say a West Virginia University student died last week. City spokesperson Andrew Stacy said a male student died Thursday, May 6 at Central Place Apartments on Baird Street. Morgantown Police are investigating.

VA serial killer sentencing Tuesday

Reta Mays sentencing is scheduled for today. Her attorneys are trying to block some evidence from publication. She pleaded guilty to the murder of seven veterans at the Clarksburg VA Medical Center and faces multiple consecutive life sentences.

Manchin has productive meeting with President Biden

Senator Manchin says he had a productive meeting with President Joe Biden over the proposed infrastructure plan. Manchin says he has serious concerns about the two-trillion-dollar price tag. Manchin’s Republican counterpart, Senator Shelley Moore Capito will meet with the president on Thursday.

First Lady Jill Biden coming to WV

First Lady Jill Biden will visit West Virginia on Thursday, and she’s bringing a celebrity guest. Actress and West Virginia native Jennifer Garner will join Biden on a tour of Arnoldsburg Elementary School and a vaccination center at Capital High School.

Charleston Town Center Mall has a new owner

A Georgia based real estate firm is buying Charleston Town Center Mall. The Hull Property Group owns more than thirty malls in sixteen other states. The group specializes in acquiring and re-positioning under-performing malls, and says it will go to work immediately to keep existing stores from leaving and attracting new ones.