Secretary of State Mac Warner said the voter turnout for the primary election Tuesday was around 35%. Warner expects a 60-70% turnout for the general election in November. Across West Virginia, there are about 44,000 absentee ballots that were requested but haven’t been returned yet. Warner said those had to post marked by June 9, … Read more
It is unlikely that students will be in the classroom five days a week when school resumes in the fall and lunch will be in classrooms, rather than the cafeteria. School officials say it’s important to get kids back into the classroom, but it will be significantly different than it was before the virus.
Beginning next Wednesday, if nursing homes haven’t had a positive case of COVID-19 in two weeks, limited family visits will be allowed. You will have to make an appointment, and face masks and social distancing will be madatory.
State health officials say there are more than twenty positive COVID-19 cases associated with churches in West Virginia since in-person services resumed. Governor Justice is encouraging social distancing by sitting in every other pew and wearing a mask.
There are fourteen new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, for a total of almost 22-hundred positive cases statewide. The death toll remains at 85, and the positive test rate is below two-percent.
The Kanawha-Charlesotn Health Department has tested close to 35-hundred people for COVID-19. Another free testing event will be held Friday and Saturday at Univesity of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field.
The winner of the 136-million-dollar Powerball jackpot wants to remain anonymous. The winning ticket was sold at a convenience store in Hinton earlier this month.
A Raleigh County man is charged with murder after a woman was found dead in a house fire. Investigators found 44-year-old Joseph Davis with the woman’s car in Summers County. He was arrested after a standoff with police.
A former Fairland High School Spanish teacher has pleaded guilty to having sex with a student and selling Adderall to friends. Thirty-year-old Amy Adkins faces up to eight-years in prison.
It might be next week before an official winner is declared for one of the seats on the state Supreme Court. Beckley attorney Bill Wooton holds a slim lead over Joanna Tabit with absentee votes still to be counted. Chief Justice Tim Armstead and Justice John Hutchison won their races on Tuesday.