Thomas Health announced Monday it is allowing visitors again. The health system moved to a no-visitor policy at the beginning of the month when Kanawha County was listed as red in the state COVID-19 county alert map. The situation has improved, so visitors are allowed again, on a limited basis. One visitor is allowed for … Read more
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced more free COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week for those 65 and older. The clinics will be held in several counties including Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, and Logan. Any West Virginian who meets the age requirement can get an appointment at any of the clinics, regardless of … Read more
WVU will allow one-thousand fans in the stands at the WVU Coliseum beginning Saturday when the Mountaineers host Florida. Eligible Mountaineer Athletic Club members will be contacted about ticket and parking availability this week. Team members friends and family will get priority, and there will be a limited number of tickets available to students.
Another store is closing at Charleston Town Center. Shipwreck Collections Market will close its doors at the end of the month. The Huntington mall location will remain open.
West Virginia health officials are reporting over twenty more COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the death toll close to 19-hundred. There are more than five-hundred new cases of the virus, and the total number of active cases is over 24-thousand.
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department administered almost four-thousand doses of COVID-19 vaccine at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center over the weekend. Saturday was the largest single-day vaccination event, so far. The state’s new online vaccine registration site goes live this morning.
An animal rescue organization removed seventy-five dogs from a property in Thacker. The homeowner passed away last week, and no one was caring for the animals. The dogs are being examined by a vet, and will recover at foster homes.
An abandoned house caught fire early this morning on Clay Avenue. The home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. No one was hurt, but the home is a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Kentucky State Police are asking for help to identify a man’s body that was found in the Ohio River at the Greenup Locks and Dam. The body of a white male has no identifying scars, marks or tattoos. Investigators have not ruled out foul play.
SOAR, the grassroots harm reduction group that distributes needles in the city of Charleston, has been at the center of debate at Charleston City Council meetings. Several Council members joined the group at the Unitarian Universalist Church to see the program for themselves. City Council is considering an amendment to the current needle exchange ordinance.