Governor Justice named WVU Medicine Vice President and WVU Health Sciences Executive Dean Dr. Clay Marsh as the state’s coronavirus czar. Marsh says he’s encouraged that the number of confirmed cases of those being tested for the virus is staying steady at around five-percent.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is sending warning letters to landlords who are threatening to evict tenants. Morrisey says some landlords are trying to cut corners on the eviction process during the coronavirus pandemic, and West Virginia has strict laws protecting tenants from unjust eviction.
An Elkins police officer is in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after he was shot while trying to make an arrest. A suspect is in custody.
A significant drop in car sales will keep the Toyota engine and transmission plant in Putnum County closed a little longer. All North American Toyota factories will remain closed until mid April. The Buffalo plant is scheduled to restart April 20th.
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department confirms fifteen positive cases of coronavirus. Health officials are still waiting on over eighty tests from people who were exposed at Brookdale Charleston Gardens. There are 27 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, bringing the total to 76.
Gov. Jim Justice said he made a substantial request to White House for masks and medical equipment for the state and said he was making a West Virginia University administrator the state’s COVID-19 czar to help battle the pandemic. West Virginia Adjutant General James Hoyer said the state has made a request to the federal … Read more
Nightly construction will resume on repairs at the Kanawha City Interchange, Exit 95, of Interstate 77/64. The West Virginia Parkways Authority said construction will be performed between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. The entrance ramp onto I-77/64 Southbound will be closed through tonight. All other ramps will remain open to normal traffic. Overhead and portable … Read more
The University of Charleston has postponed its May commencement and instead will have a “virtual commencement” May 2 and allow graduates to participate in the December commencement ceremony. The university said regulations prohibiting large gatherings during the coronavirus crisis and the school’s priority to keep students and their friends and families, faculty and staff safe … Read more
A fourth employee of the Kanawha County Judicial Annex has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is recommending that employees of the Judicial Annex isolate themselves until April 6 and monitor their temperatures twice daily and if they have other symptoms such as a cough or a shortness of breath, they should … Read more
The West Virginia Division of Highways has come up with a plan to do emergency and essential roadwork. They’ll reduce the number of workers on a crew, and will be split up into two crews that will work two-weeks on and two weeks off.