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A third drive-up COVID-19 testing event will be held Friday at the Bible Center Church in Charleston. Day care workers are encouraged to get tested.

A 50-year-old woman from Jefferson County died from COVID-19, bringing the state’s death toll to 38. The state’s overall number of positive cases is up to almost 11-hundred. The positive test rate remains below three-percent.

Some hospitals in West Virginia are performing elective surgeries. Thomas Health is rescheduling and performing surgeries, and CAMC is performing procedures that can be done in one day. Officials say that if you are not comfortable going to the hospital, telemedicine is available, for a doctor’s visit over the phone or internet.

Kanawha County Schools and police are looking for information after a break-in at Riverside High School Monday morning. School officials know some things were taken from vending machines and they’re looking to see if anything else is missing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the school district through its anonymous tip line. https://kcs.kana.k12.wv.us/TipLine/

A fire was reported Monday night at Elkview Middle School. The Pinch Volunteer Fire Department said on its social media that initial reports about smoke coming from the school came in Monday evening around 7:45. Firefighters found smoke coming from an air handler on the roof of the school. Damage was contained to the unit … Read more

The West Virginia Humanities Council has begun releasing some content on the internet to address disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic. New poets are posted on the council’s Facebook page every Tuesday and Friday through the end of May. www.wvhumanities.org/programs/in-a-time-of-crisis.

Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine will host a virtual graduation for the class of 2020. The ceremony will be posted on the university’s Facebook and YouTube pages beginning 1 p.m. Friday.

A website developer from Charleston, Sean Hyde, now has an app that he says can help track who is sick, who is well and who has recovered. WCHS TV reported it’s a web based app called InPlaceApp.com. It provides real time information and provides resources for those looking for help. Hyde described it as a … Read more

The University of Charleston will have its graduation this Saturday at 10 am and it will be a virtual ceremony. About 700 students are eligible for graduation this spring at UC, and they can also choose to be part of the school’s December graduation if they’d like to walk across the stage. This Saturday’s online … Read more

A new hospice care unit is opening up in Charleston. Charleston Area Medical Center announced the opening of a new 12-bed inpatient hospice unit at CAMC Memorial Hospital in Kanawha City. The new inpatient unit at CAMC will not replace the two Hubbard Hospice Houses in Kanawha County.