For the second day in a row, no counties were designated “red” on the daily West Virginia county alert map. Most counties were in yellow. Orange counties included: Mingo, Wayne, and Boone. Gold counties included Cabell, Putnam, and Jackson. Yellow counties on the daily snapshot map included Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, and Fayette. The orange and … Read more
A bill before state lawmakers would impact the governor’s power to declare a State of Emergency. The governor declared one almost a year ago when the COVID -19 pandemic first hit and it gave him greatere authority. Last summer, lawmakers asked for a special session to discuss $1.25 billion in federal CARES Act funding, but … Read more
Governor Justice awarded a Great Dane named Shadow with the state’s first “Distinguished Woof-Virginian” award. The dog alerted neighbors to a house fire by barking and jumping on their bedroom window, to save the life of an 83-year-old Hurricane man.
The U.S. Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump of inciting the January 6th riots at the Capitol. West Virginia senators split their vote along party lines. Senator Joe Manchin voted to convict, and Senator Shelly Moore Capito voted not guilty.
A special health insurance enrollment period starts today for anyone who needs to purchase coverage, or is underserved by their current plan. The Biden administration ordered the special enrollment period for people in thirty-six states, including West Virginia. You have until May 15th to make any changes.
There is no red on West Virginia’s COVID-19 alert map. There are fifteen counties in the orange. Active cases of the virus are below twelve-thousand, and there are around three-hundred new cases of the virus. Almost 249-thousand West Virginians have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The WVU men’s basketball team had their three-game winning streak snapped by 91-to-90 double overtime loss to the Sooners…and the WVU women’s basketball team’s eleven-game winning was stopped by Oklahoma 72-to-71.
More than twenty-five dogs and cats were adopted over the weekend at a special adoption event in honor of fallen officer Cassie Johnson. A donation from the “Wives of CPD” helped make this event possible. Puppies were $50 off and dogs older than six months were free to adopt.
A Hurricane woman is pleading not guilty to charges accusing her of joining a riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. Gracyn Courtright was captured on cell phone video carrying a “members only” sign. She was arraigned in a Washington court last week.
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department administered a record number of COVID-19 vaccinations over the weekend. More than 54-hundred people received their first dose on Saturday.