Free COVID-19 testing is being offered at drive-thru locations at sixteen Walgreens, and Fruth Pharmacy will offer free testing at drive-thru locations at twelve stores. The locations are posted n the governor’s website.
More than one-hundred people are being asked to quarantine in Putnam County after positive COVID-19 cases at schools in the district. Two people tested positive at Hurricane High School, and another person with the Hurricane Middle School soccer program tested positive.
There are over 380 new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, and six more people have died. The state’s positive test rate is up to three-point-sixty-five-percent. Five counties are in the orange, and eight are in gold. The state Department of Education will release its School Alert Map this afternoon.
Monongalia County bars will be allowed to open next week. Governor Justice says there will be strict guidelines in place, and business could be shut down immediately if they don’t follow the rules.
Kanawha County School Superintendent Tom Williams says the district is ready to go with five-day-a-week in-person classes beginning Monday. The school board voted to end its blended schedule a week early. One West Virginia teacher’s union surveyed its members this week, and over 85-percent say the school board is making the wrong decision. More than … Read more
The state Fire Marshal’s Office says more than a dozen people are under arrest for trying to take the electrician’s exam, while in the country illegally. The Fire Marshal’s Office received several suspicious exam applications earlier this month, and when the individuals showed up for the test, they were taken into custody by Immigration officers.
Ryan’s buffet, in Charleston, is permanently closed. The restaurant was temporarily closed in March due to the pandemic. Impacted furloughed employees have been notified and have been paid for their remaining vacation and sick time off.
A Vinton County man is under arrest for punching an officer in the face, and then leading them on a chase. Officers found 41-year-old Keith Burris hiding in the woods behind his mother’s house. He’s charged with assaulting a police officers, escape, and drug trafficking.
Police are still looking for a Georgia man who escaped after a police chase in the Malden area. There were erroneous reports that 32-year-old Eric Nelson had been captured, but investigators say they are still looking for him. He is wanted on federal charges.
A Williamson nurse, who made national headlines when she traveled to New York to treat COVID-19 patients, is under arrest for shooting another woman. Thirty-nine-year-old Amy Thorn is accused of shooting another woman during an argument. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries. Thorn says it was self defense.