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Eight people died from COVID-19 over the weekend in West Virginia, raising the death toll to 178. Nearly ninety new cases of the virus have been confirmed in the last 24-hours.

Governor Justice is making adjustments to his color-coded school re-entry plan. He’s adjusted the metric system to correct a bias in small counties, and students in third grade and above will be required to wear face masks. School officials have set up a hotline for anyone with questions about anything related to school re-entry this … Read more

A Milton woman is under arrest on drug charges. Officers responded to a disturbance call at Sue Terrace, and they found Amanda Morrison with a large bag of drugs stuffed in her pocket. Police found cocaine, heroin, and thirty ecstasy pills.

Police are looking for a Bath County, Kentucky woman who fired shots at a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop. Molly Stephens was the passenger in the car and fired at the officer when he got into an altercation with the driver. She took of in a white Nissan Rogue.

Classes begin this morning at Marshall University. Classes will be in-person and online. Officials are expecting a thirty-percent drop in attendance.

Voters passed an 87-point-5-million-dollar school bond in a special election in Cabell County. The current bond will expire next year. The new bond will be in effect for fifteen-years and will fund renovation and expansion projects.

The West Virginia Department of Education released some guidelines for spectators at high school sporting events and extra curricular activities this fall. Who can attend the events will be based on the state’s color-coded re-entry system. Counties in the green can allow immediate household members only to events while counties in yellow will only be … Read more

The City of Charleston reopened its outdoor playground and fitness equipment over the weekend. Hand sanitizing stations have been installed in some locations and others will be installed in the coming days. The city closed its playgrounds, outdoor fitness equipment, fields and courts in March due to the coronavirus. Social distancing guidelines are in place … Read more

West Virginia State Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch said a hotline is available for anyone with questions about anything school-related this fall. If you have questions about re-entry, Kids Connect, your color for your metric, anything related to school re-entry, a full-time person dedicated to the hotline can hlep. The phone number for the hotline … Read more

A West Virginia program that expands the purchases of lower-income families at farmers markets and food retailers has run out of funding. The SNAP Stretch program has benefited more than 2,000 families at 42 sites across the state this year, according to the West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition Facebook page. But the group said … Read more