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The West Virginia State Museum will reopen July 7th. Capacity will be limited to just over fifty-people. Temperature checks, face masks, and social distancing wil be required.

WVU says that depending on the university’s financial outlook, there could be more furloughs and pay cuts. Officials say they will give staff members a thirty-day notice prior to any changes. Nearly nine-hundred employees were furloughed in May.

A WVU men’s basketball player tested positive for COVID-19. He is self-isolating for two weeks. Voluntary workouts for basketball players start July 6th. The football team started workout two weeks ago, and two football players have tested positive for the virus.

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has completed an investigation into a discrepancy in active COVID-19 cases. Governor Justice says as many as three-hundred active cases may actually be people who have recovered from the virus.

Historic Powerball winner Jack Whittaker has died at 73. Whittaker won an over 300-million-dollar Powerball jackpot on Christmas night 2002, which at the time was the largest jackpot ever won by a single ticket holder.

A Charleston doctor will spend five year in prison for illegal drug distribution. Muhammed Samer Nasher-Alneam admitted to writing prescriptions for oxycodone and methadone that were not for legitimate medical purposes. He also agreed to permanently surrender his medical license.

The Public Service Commission is considering a rate hike request from West Virginia American Water. The utility is planning to spend 50-million-dollars on infrastructure improvements, and want a more than six-percent increase. That would add about two-dollars-a-month to your bill.

The City of Charleston removed a plaque from Ruffner Memorial Park that had ties to the Daughters of Confederacy. Mayor Goodwin said the plaque “needed to be taken out.” It was part of the Kanawha Riflemen Monument that was dedicated in 1922.

A man from Barbour County was stopped by security at Yeager Airport Sunday after the Transportation Security Administration detected a gun in his carry-on bag. The man had a .22 caliber revolver loaded with 13 bullets with one in the chamber and 21 additional loose bullets in the bag. Yeager Airport Police were notified and … Read more

A small group met Sunday and talked about the change they want to see around town. The first ‘Charleston Community Talks’ meeting gave people the chance to talk about big things like the education and healthcare systems all the way down to community issues like the need for more trash cans in some neighborhoods. In … Read more