West Virginia could start easing social distancing requirements beginning in May. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation says the state could slowly begin opening if large gatherings are restricted, there is wide spread testing, and contacts of people who test positive are quarantined. The White House issued guidelines that states should meet before reopening. … Read more
A man, who has been missing for a week, has been found alive in an abandoned Gilbert-area mine. Rescuers found the man more than a half-mile from the mine entrance. They also found evidence of copper removal during their search. The mine owner, Frasier Creek Mining, was cited for failure to barricade openings to the … Read more
As many as five people are under arrest in connection to a series of burglaries and thefts in the Cross Lanes area. They’re accused of stealing vehicles, breaking in to storage facilities and homes. Fourteen charges have been filed, so far, and more arrests are expected.
Six more patients at Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center tested positive for COVID-19, for a total of sixteen. There are now eight confirmed cases at the Eastbrook skilled nursing facility, and 15 people tested positive at Eldercare in Ripley. Governor Justice is ordering that all patients and staff members at nursing homes in West Virginia … Read more
There have been three more COVID-19 related deaths in West Virginia, bringing the statewide death toll to sixteen, and 775 people in the state have tested positive for the virus. The positive test result rate is just over four-percent.
Gas prices continue to fall. The average price for a gallon of gasoline in West Virginia is $1.81, down 86-cents from a year ago. Gasoline demand is at an over 50-year low, and experts say it could drop to a dollar-a-gallon.
County and City leaders are concerned about an emergency rule issued by state officials that allows three people per one-thousand-square-feet in grocery stores. That goes against Kanawha-Charleston Health Department rules allowing only two people per one-thousand-square-feet. City leaders say adding more foot traffic inside stores puts customers and front-line employees at risk.
West Virginia will receive one-and-a-quarter-billion-dollars in federal relief money. The United States Treasury will issue guideline today on how that money can be used. Governor Justice hopes to use some of the money to cover the states 376-million-dollar budget shortfall.
The PGA Tour at the Greenbrier has been canceled amid the pandemic. The event was to be played annually through 2026, but it will not return to the PGA calendar.
Police are investigating after more than five-thousand-dollars’ worth of baseball equipment and prizes for a fundraiser were stolen from Man High School.