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A former doctor at the Beckley VA Medical Center has been indicted for sexually abusing six men during medical examinations. Fifty-one-year-old Dr. Jonathan Yates faces a life sentence if convicted.

Governor Justice says reopening West Virginia is a balancing act. Next week is week-four of the governor’s “comeback” plan, and includes reopening restaurants at 50-percent capacity, and reopening big box retailers. He says he is still assessing shopping malls and gyms.

The West Virginia Air National Guard will perform flyovers today to honor health care workers across the state.

A 78-year-old Berkeley County man is the latest person to die from COVID-19, bringing the state’s death toll to 58. Seven more people tested positive for the virus, for a total of nearly 14-hundred statewide. The positive test rate is just over two-percent.

Police are investigating a shooting on Elm Street in Institute. One person was hurt. So far, no arrests have been made.

The Kanawha County Public Library Board of Director’s Zoom meeting was the victim of a cyberattack. Unidentified attendees interrupted the session with pornographic images and racial slurs. Police are investigating.

Organizers announced that FestivALL will be a virtual experience this year with no in-person events. Several events that had been scheduled June 14-18 will include at-home concerts filmed by local musicians, artist roundtable discussions and make-at-home activities for kids and families. Events like the Capitol Street Art Fair will be converted into a virtual art … Read more

Agriculturists are asking for the public’s help to learn more about the decline of the state’s firefly population. West Virginia residents are being asked to collect and submit data on firefly sightings through the state Division of Natural Resources. The Charleston Gazette-Mail said biologists hope to learn more about the number of species that make … Read more

J.C. Penney has announced it’s preparing to file for bankruptcy protection and will permanently close about one-fourth of its 850 stores in the United States. After operating for more than one hundred years, J.C. Penney faces $4 billion in debt and will shut down 212 stores.

Roane County deputies arrested a man they say purposefully spit and coughed on a health-care worker. Michael Badgett is charged with assault and battery on a health-care provider after the incident May 6th at the Roane General Medical Associates Respiratory Clinic in Spencer. A licensed practical nurse said Badgett was a patient and became upset … Read more