Kanawha County Superintendent Tom Williams said the lengths of the county’s five new school closures vary because there isn’t a single approach that will work for every case. Alum Creek Elementary is closed all week due to a staffing shortage, while George Washington High and Hayes Middle were just closed Monday. Capital High is closed … Read more
West Virginia University Medicine says parking for the football game on Saturday will be restricted to the campus of J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, and no tailgating will be permitted. No. 16 Kansas State visits the Mountaineers at noon on Saturday and Milan Puskar Stadium will operate at 25% capacity. Attendance for each remaining game this … Read more
The Cabell County Commission and municipalities of Barboursville and Milton have rescheduled trick or treat due to expected inclement weather. The new date and time for trick or treating will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. Trick or treat was originally scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29. Face masks are encouraged for … Read more
Wyoming County continued as the only red county on West Virginia’s alert map Tuesday, and seven counties were in orange. Kanawha and Cabell counties stayed in yellow, and Putnam County in green. The state Department of Education’s map, posted at 5 p.m. each Saturday, is the crucial one when it comes to determining whether schools … Read more
Since March, health officials have administered more than 700,000 COVID-19 lab tests across the state of West Virginia. Dr. Sherri Young with the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department said there’s no official guidance from the CDC saying how often people should get tested, but added that people working in healthcare should get tested every time they’ve been … Read more
Kanawha and Cabell counties remain the yellow and Putnam County is in the green on the latest alert map. The map will determine if trick-or-treating can happen in Charleston on Saturday.
The Nitro Police Department will reopen today for early voting. The site was closed yesterday after a poll worker tested positive for COVID-19.
A third employee at the Kanawha County Assessor’s office has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee had limited access to the public, and proper protocols are being followed.
West Virginia’s COVID-19 numbers are spiking with more than three-hundred new cases, and two more people have died. Governor Justice is ordering more testing. The goal is to test at least ten-thousand people every day.
The Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. West Virginia’s senators split their vote on the nomination. Republican Shelley Moore Capito voted to confirm Barrett, and Democrat Joe Manchin voted with the opposition. She was sworn-in last night at a White House ceremony.