Governor Justice says he’s not worried about the state’s ability to pay its bills, despite a dire financial report. Moody’s analytics report on financial stress forecasts a one-point-three-billion-dollar revenue shortfall in West Virginia, and it could be as high as a one-point-nine-billion-dollars. Justice says he still believes the state will receive federal relief funds.
Governor Justice is asking day care centers to open as soon as possible. Hospitals are getting set to resume elective procedures, and child care needs to be available for those workers. Justice says all day care workers need to be tested and monitored for COVID-19.
Construction of Marshall University’s aviation school at Yeager Airport is on schedule, despite slowdowns due to the coronavirus. The four-and-half-million-dollar construction contract will be put out for bid next month, and the project should be completed by next summer.
Three people were hurt in a crash involving a Charleston police officer. The officer was responding to a call when the crash happened at the intersection of Patrick Street and Washington Street West. The officer and two people from the other car were taken to CAMC as a precaution.
A Charleston man is under arrest for carjacking. He’s accused of stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint on Springdale Drive. She wasn’t hurt.
A lawsuit, filed on behalf of the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, argues for access to abortion during the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Justice suspended all elective procedures and surgeries, which included abortions.
More than 160 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kanawha County and four people have died. Statewide there are over one-thousand-fifty confirmed cases of the virus and the death toll is up to 34.
Former Marshall kicker Justin Rohrwasser was the first specialist taken in the NFL draft. Rohrwasser was selected 159th overall by New England, and is expected to start this fall for the Patriots. Cornerback Chris Jackson was picked in the seventh round by the Tennessee Titans. Thaddeus Moss, the son of Marshall legend Randy Moss, signed … Read more
Marshall University took its spring fountain ceremony to the web this year due to the coronavirus. The annual ceremony in which the fountain is turned on was broadcast Saturday morning on school social media accounts. The annual spring ceremony honors Marshall’s commitment to continuing its football program after the tragic crash on Nov. 14, 1970. … Read more
Two new coronavirus-related deaths were reported over the weekend. The state health department said one man was 67-years-old from Kanawha County, and the other was in Jackson County. There have been 34 deaths related to the virus in the state. The death is the fourth in Kanawha County. More than 450 people have recovered from … Read more