More than three-hundred Harrison County student athletes are in quarantine after a spike in COVID-19 cases. The outbreak is tied to youth sports and extracurricular activities. The health department is advising students to get vaccinated.
Kanawha County Schools says illegal bus passing is an ongoing problem. The district says there have been at least fifty illegal passing situations in the past six months, which endanger kids on and off the bus.
Governor Justice signed a bill that will place more restrictions on community needle exchange programs. The bill establishes a licensing requirement for harm reduction program, and requires a one-to-one needle exchange. Opponents say the bill is too restrictive and could result in spreading serious disease.
West Virginia Health Right is opening a second location on Charleston’s West Side. It will be located on Central Avenue, and open to anyone, including people who are uninsured. The clinic is set to open on June 1.
Two women are under arrest following a drug investigation in Huntington. Police found heroin, meth, guns and cash at two different houses on the city’s west end. More arrests are expected.
A Nicholas County man is in critical condition after a vehicle he was working on fell on him.
Police are investigating after a man was shot in his car on Smith Creek Road in Tornado. The victim was shot in the leg and suffered non-life threatening injuries. No arrests have been made.
The West Virginia Board of Education is approving a request from Kanawha County Schools to close Cedar Grove Middle School. The School Board is asking for money to renovate the current school building, and turn it into an elementary school only. As a part of the plan, the middle school students will go to DuPont … Read more
FEMA is now taking applications for funeral reimbursements that will go to family members who paid for the funerals of those who died of COVID-19. They will reimburse up to $9,000 for funeral expenses and other related costs. FEMA recommends starting to submit documents on www.disasterassistance.gov.
West Virginia will see a slight increase in Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses as it continues its pause of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine. An increase of 5,340 combined Moderna and Pfizer doses will be part of the state’s allocation next week. U.S. Sen Joe Manchin’s office said that comes to nearly 98,000 total … Read more