More tweaking on West Virginia’s color coded COVID-19 map show almost all counties in the green. The map is being update with whichever statistic is better; daily positive test, or percent positive. The map was reflecting only daily cases, and was based on a Harvard Global Health Institute map. That map shows just four counties … Read more
The Mountaineers will play their first BIG12 game of the year when they battle with the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater this after. The game kicks off at 3:30 p.m.
Two women who tried to get away from a traffic stop in Fayette County have been sentenced to prison. Police tried to pull over 32-year-old Cori Wolfe, but she refused to stop, rammed a police cruiser twice, and then tried to take off on foot. Her passenger, twenty-four-year-old Shauna Caldwell, took off, as well. She … Read more
Former Marshall University student, 23-year-old Chase Hardin, will spend at least twenty-years in prison, and will be on supervised release for thirty years. He was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman last month. Hardin’s attorneys plan to appeal.
The U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding a more than ten-million-dollar grant to the West Virginia Economic Development Authority to help small business owners recover during the pandemic. Business can already apply for the funding, which will be dispersed as part of the Revolving Loan Fund.
Kenna Elementary School is one of three West Virginia Schools named a 2020 National Blue ribbon School. Kenna was recognized in the category of Exemplary High Performing School. Panther Creek Elementary and Willamstown Elementary School also received awards.
Milton Middle School and Huntington East Middle School are closing after students tested positive for COVID-19. Both schools will move to online learning, and are expected to re-open in two weeks.
Six more people in West Virginia have died from COVID-19, and there are over two-hundred new cases of the virus. There are over 35-hundred active cases statewide, and more than 170 people are hospitalized.
Charleston police are warning about a phone scam. The caller poses as a police officer asking for donations, or they tell the person that answers the phone that there is an active warrant or owe fines and must pay immediately with a prepaid card. Charleston police say they will no call asking for any form … Read more
The Kanawha County Commission says Trick-or-Treat is on this year. It will take place from 5-to-7 on Saturday, October 31st. The Governor’s Office is expected to release guidelines by October 1st.