FestivALL is going virtual. The popular art, music, and entertainment festival will be held online in June. At-home concerts, artist roundtable discussions, and make-at-home activities for kids will make up the 15 day schedule starting June 14th.
The University of Charleston will hold summer orientation sessions online starting next. Two more session will be held in June and July.
Gestamp is eliminating 140 jobs at its South Charleston plant. The auto parts manufacturer furloughed 20-percent of its workforce at the beginning of the pandemic, and now says those workers aren’t coming back.
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