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There are almost 360 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, and four more people have died. The daily positive test rate is over four-percent.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are at an all-time high in West Virginia. More than 225 people are in the hospital with the virus, and more than eighty are in intensive care. Governor Justice says West Virginians need to “tighten up” on wearing masks, and is calling for more testing.

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin are asking President Trump to designate a state funeral for the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor winner and West Virginia native Woody Williams. The senators say it would also recognize all 16-mllion men and women who put their lives on the line during the … Read more

Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman will serve as Chief Justice one last time this week. Her term ends at the end of the year, and she is not seeking re-election. Workman has served on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals from more than twenty-years.

Divers recovered a stolen vehicle from the Kanawha River in Poca. Divers found several other vehicles at the bottom of the river, but they haven’t been brought to the surface, yet.

A three-year-old is in the hospital after sticking himself with a syringe he picked up in the parking lot of West Virginia Health Right. The needle did not come from the Health Right harm reduction program. Those needles are labeled with a barcode and can be tracked. Police don’t know where this needle came from, … Read more

There was improvement Wednesday for Kanawha County on the latest color-coded alert map. Kanawha County shifted from yellow to green, while Mingo County joined Wyoming County in the red. The latest map from the state Department of Health and Human Resources also showed that Putnam County had moved from green to yellow. Cabell County remained … Read more

The Marshall football team won’t have a game this week because of COVID-19 concerns. The game against FIU had been scheduled to kick off Friday night in Miami but virus concerns in the Panthers’ program is leading to a reschedule. This marks the third game this season that Marshall has had to postpone. The herd … Read more

Several flu vaccination clinics are coming up at high schools around Kanawha County. On Saturday, Nov. 7 a flu shot clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at eight high schools and anyone can go, but county health officials say students have to bring a parent or guardian with them. Schools participating … Read more

Roane County voters are deciding on three levies this election, including one that funds the fire departments, ambulance service and libraries. The levy needs 60 percent approval to be renewed for the next four years. Over the summer, Roane County EMS and Roane General Hospital canceled a contract, which put funding in jeopardy for the … Read more