Wear a mask to protect mom this Mother’s Day

#moms4masks is a social media campaign encouraging you to wear a mask when you are out in public. There is currently no requirement to wear masks in public in West Virginia, but health officials encourage their use. The campaign says you should wear a mask to keep mom safe this Mother’s Day weekend.

WV ramps up testing of minority population

State health officials say they are ramping up testing of minority populations in West Virginia. Statewide more than seven-percent of COVID-19 cases have been African-American, while just over four-percent of the state’s population is African-American.

Hatfield McCoy Trails will open in time for Memorial Day

Governor Justice will open the Hatfield McCoy Trails on May 21st, just in time for the Memorial Day Weekend. He says there will be restrictions, including facemasks, and social distancing. Justice says he’s happy about reopening the trails, and the state has to strike a balance to maintain economic activity and safeguarding against spreading the … Read more

WVU Athletic Deparment facing cuts

The WVU Athletic Department is cutting staff. Coaches and staff that make more than one-hundred-thousand-dollars will take a five-percent pay cut, and staff members making less than 100-thousand-dollars will see a two-and-a-half percent reduction. Sixty-five athletic employees were furloughed.

WVU furloughs 875 employees

West Virginia University will furlough about 875 employees as a cost cutting measure in response to the coronavirus. The university expects to save around four-million-dollars. The temporary furloughs will go into effect May 24th, and employees will return to work June 28th or July 26th depending on operational needs. President Gordon Gee and other senior … Read more

Man wanted in fatal Beckley shooting

Beckley police are looking for a man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting earlier this week. Twenty-seven-year-old Tremaine Jackson is wanted for shooting and killing a man in the Pet Supplies Plus parking lot Wednesday night.

Deadly house fire in Greenbrier County

A man died in a house fire in White Sulphur Springs. The blaze broke out in a garage apartment and the man left to get a fire extinguisher. When he returned he was injured and couldn’t escape. The state Fire Marshal’s Office says the cause of the fire was accidental.

Man threatens to break boy’s legs

A Kenna man is accused of threatening to break a boy’s legs. Twenty-four-year-old Tyler Smith is charged with child abuse. He was caught on video throwing the boy onto a couch and putting him in a leg lock. The child is expected to be okay.

WV’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 52

West Virginia’s COVID-19 death toll is up to 52. An 82-year-old man has died in Berkeley County. There are thirteen more positive cases of the virus, bringing the states total number of cases to over 13-hundred. The state’s positive test rate is just over two-point-two percent.

Kanawha County losing over $20 million due to canceled events

Kanawha County could lose as much as twenty-million-dollars this summer due to COVID-19 cancellations. The Eastern Regional soccer tournament is one of the largest in the country and that event along would have generated about 16-million-dollars. Officials say that most of the events that have been canceled are held annually, and will be back in … Read more