Gov. Jim Justice said the state will follow President Donald Trump’s executive order to pay $400 a week in extended unemployment benefits to people during the pandemic, and the state has the money to handle it. The federal government will handle $300 of the weekly unemployment benefit and states will be required to pay $100. … Read more
West Virginia University Choral Director Kym Scott has created a maks that works for singers. WCHS TV reported Scott created “the performer’s mask” which sits a few inches away from the face, allowing for full range of motion and a snug fit on the nose and under the chin. The masks have been tested by … Read more
The New River Gorge National River is increasing access and services that were stopped in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The National Park Service is using guidance from federal authorities and state and local health officials as it monitors the pandemic and increases access. The park reopened access beginning Saturday to Grandview Sandbar Campground, Glade … Read more
The Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy South campus is scheduled to open in Montgomery this fall, and thost a job fair next week. The campus has more than 35 open positions that include trades, administrative, leadership, food preparation, management and counseling, according to a news release from the West Virginia National Guard which sponsors the program. The … Read more
The country’s new acting director of the National Park Service calls West Virginia home. Native West Virginian, Margaret Everson will replace outgoing Acting Director David Vela who announced his retirement Friday.
The WVU football team starts an unconventional preseason training camp today. The team will be divided into two groups to minimize contact. Head coach Neal Brown says practices will be shorter and crisper.
There are 130 new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, and four more people have died. The state’s positive test rate is over two-point-three-percent.
The South Central Regional Jail is on lockdown after five inmates tested positive for COVID-19. Almost thirty other inmates are being tested and screened for symptoms twice a day.
All residents and staff at the West Virginia Veterans Nursing Facility in Clarksburg are being tested for COVID-19 after a nurse at the facility tested positive.
The state Department of Health and Human Resources is reporting eight additional deaths at the Princeton Health Care Center. That’s in addition to three deaths reported earlier. DHHR says the deaths weren’t reported due to personnel changes at the Mercer County Health Department. The nursing home has been dealing with COVID-19 outbreak for weeks.