West Virginia public health officials are reducing the number of COVID-19 deaths in the state by over 160. After reviewing the death certificate, officials found that those individuals did not die from COVID-19. The pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 26-hundred West Virginians.
Governor Justice says about 380-thousand West Virginians between sixteen and thirty-five are not getting vaccinated as quickly as health officials would like. As an incentive to get the shot, the state will give a one-hundred-dollar savings bond to everyone in that age group who gets vaccinated.
West Virginia’s first lady is giving kids an opportunity to come up with an endearing name for the state. Cathy Justice is inviting students to participate in a Renaming West Virginia Essay Contest in honor of West Virginia Day. All eighth-grade students can write an essay in 500 words or less about what nickname they … Read more
A new bridge is expected to help travel in the Northern Panhandle soon. WCHS TV reported the Wellsburg Bridge was floating on a barge along the Ohio River Monday and making its way to its permanent destination in Ohio. The bridge was expected to float about a mile to reach piers and its final stopping … Read more
Races are back for the first time in eight years at West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells. The dirt track thrived in the 1990s but closed in 2013 after attendance slacked off. Owners made improvements to the track to get prepared for the reopening. The track has a goal to add NASCAR sanctioned events, … Read more
West Virginia University has extended its relaxed requirement for test scores for students seeking admission as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The practice began last fall and continued this spring. It is currently in effect for fall 2021 and will continue for fall 2022 and spring 2023. If a student is not able to take the … Read more
A West Virginia Wesleyan College alumnus has donated $1.5 million to the school for a new paid research program in science. Charleston attorney John F. McCuskey made the largest one-time gift in the private liberal arts college’s 130-year history. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports at least two freshmen and one sophomore will be chosen … Read more
Charleston police are investigating a shooting that happened last weekend. WCHS TV said one man died on Charleston’s West Side after the shooting at around 3:45 a.m. Sunday at an apartment complex on Crescent Road. George Scott Bishop was shot multiple times inside his apartment, and that marked the fourth deadly shooting in Charleston in … Read more
A woman was arrested on a warrant in Logan County after she was accused of using drugs with a man who overdosed and failing to get medical aid that could have saved his life. Michelle Tackett was arrested after a Logan County deputy responded to an overdose at a home in Kistler. Shane Ellis is … Read more
A seven-million-dollar water project is being planned for Olcott in southern Kanawha County. It would bring public water service to an area that has never had it, but 145 households need to sign up, and so far, the county has just over ninety signatures.