Seven more people have died from COVID-19 in West Virginia, and there are nearly eighty new cases of the virus. That’s the lowest number of new cases in nearly a month. There are over one-hundred people hospitalized with the virus.
Another round of COVID-19 testing will start today at a Princeton nursing home. Three deaths have been linked to the facility and more than sixty staff members and residents tested positive for the virus.
A man is under arrest for firing shots at state troopers during a marijuana bust. Officers spotted the marijuana plants from the air, and when the trooper got out of the helicopter one man started firing at him. No one was hurt and the man later surrendered.
A Logan County man is accused of stabbing his fiancé’s father to death during an argument on Yellow Bird Hill in Davin. Twenty-nine-year-old Joshua Gwinn faces a second-degree murder charge.
A Charleston man, wanted in connection to a Beckley murder, is under arrest in North Carolina. Twenty-seven-year-old Tremaine Jackson is accused of shooting a man in the Pet Supplies Plus parking lot in May. Jackson will be extradited to West Virginia to face a murder charge.
Families of students who attend Catholic schools in West Virginia can expect to receive individual school reopening plans soon. The plans outline a five-day week strategy for in-person learning. The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston said principals from all 24 Catholic schools across the state have worked closely with local health departments and school communities to develop … Read more
The Big 12 Conference has announced its plans for the fall college football schedule. Each team will play its usual nine conference games, but there will only be one non-conference game, giving each team 10 games total. The league will allow games as early as Aug. 29, with Oklahoma and Kansas already prepared to play … Read more
Courts in two West Virginia counties are closing until further notice because of the coronavirus pandemic. All courts in Lincoln County are being closed, according to an order Monday. State health officials said the county recorded around 20 cases in the last week and a total of 45 active cases. The court order said the … Read more
West Virginia officials have rejected a proposal to reduce the bag limit for bucks, so it will remain at three. The decision by the state Natural Resources Commission came after more than two years’ worth of discussion, surveys and delays on taking action. The Charleston Gazette-Mail said pressure from members of two hunter groups persuaded … Read more
Kanye West has filed paperwork to get on the West Virginia ballot as a U.S. presidential candidate. His campaign submitted more than the minimum amount of signatures to get his name on the ballot. West will appear as an independent candidate.