Gov. Jim Justice said experts may have to look at specific counties for modifications in coronavirus strategies going forward, but the only weapons the state has right now to fight the spread of the virus is wearing a mask and getting tested. The latest figures show there are a record 463 hospitalized in West Virginia … Read more
A Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputy noticed a vehicle that had been reported stolen, and that led to an arrest. The deputy spotted the vehicle on Saturday on I-77 near Cabin Creek and turned around to catch up with it. The deputy tried a traffic stop near Greenbrier Street in Charleston, but the driver didn’t stop. … Read more
This year’s White House Christmas tree is a tree from a West Virginia tree farm. The eighteen-foot Fraser Fir from Dan and Bryan Trees in Shepherdstown arrives today in D.C.
Kroger workers overwhelmingly ratified a new contract. The new deal guarantees fully-funded health care benefits and raises for all employees. The contract is for three-and-a-half years.
A Capital jet Center employee tested positive for COVID-19. Yeager Airport officials say the risk to traveler is low, and the airport has been sanitized. The country’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says he’s worried that Thanksgiving travelers, crowding airports, could lead to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
There are almost nine-hundred new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia and four more people have died. The state’s positive test rate is over five-percent.
Six West Virginia counties are in the red, and thirteen are in the orange on the latest Department of Education map. Jackson, Wood, Marshall, Mineral, Hardy and Berkeley all remained red.
An elderly couple is recovering from a violent home invasion on West Country Club Drive. A man and woman stole their truck and several items from the home. Police spotted the truck several hours later and took both suspects into custody.
Police are looking for 18-year-old Amar Richardson. He’s wanted in connection to a shooting earlier this month in Malden. He’s charged with malicious assault and wanton endangerment.
A Milton police officer was responding to a crash, when he crashed his patrol car at U.S. 60 and Smith Street. The officer suffered a neck fracture, and will be off work several weeks. The other driver wasn’t hurt.