Governor Justice is sounding the alarm, and says that if COVID-19 numbers don’t improve, the state will put more restrictions in place. West Virginia’s “Rt” value is over one-point-three percent. The highest in the nation.
Eight West Virginia counties are prohibited from in-person classes this week. Kanawha County and six others are in the orange, and Monongalia County remains in the red.
There are seventy new COVID-19 cases in Kanawha County and three more people have died. It’s the largest increase in positive cases in one day since the beginning of the pandemic.
Milton police pulled over a Charleston woman for texting and driving and found marijuana and a gun in the car. A five-year-old and a seven-year-old were in the backseat, and not wearing seatbelts. She’s in custody and facing drug and weapon charges, and child endangerment charges.
Clarksburg City Councilman Jimmy Malfregeot was shot outside his house by a carjacker who was stealing his wife’s cars. The gunman took off and was arrested at a gas station. Malfregeot is out of surgery and expected to recover.
Three West Virginia campers are safe after their truck was washed away by fast moving flood water at the Middle Fork Campground in Natural Bridge State Park. A park ranger helped all three make it back to shore.
Marshall University will impose pay cuts affecting 650 employees due to the coronavirus pandemic reducing enrollment. The school faces a fall enrollment decrease of 4.6%, which is better than initial expectations, but the school has fewer out-of-state and international students, resulting in a revenue hit of $3.6 million. Marshall University had previously cut pay for … Read more
Kanawha County commissioners are voicing their opposition to what they called a rollback of a state COVID-19 child care assistance program for West Virginia essential workers. WCHS TV reported commissioners sent a letter to Bill Crouch, cabinet secretary for the state Department of Health and Human Resources, strongly urging the DHHR to reverse the decision … Read more
Flu shots are now available through the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department. This comes as Kanawha County trends in the wrong direction when it comes to COVID-19 cases. Recently Kanawha County has seen outbreaks at weddings, funerals and churches. Dr. Sherri Young with the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is pushing for everyone to get a flu shot. The … Read more
West Virginia Army Guard officials have announced the opening of a new Special Forces Airborne unit in the Eastern Panhandle. The unit will create a variety of jobs and economic investment in the region. The Journal reported the unit will activate in the fall of 2021, but is already accepting applications. The new unit’s mission … Read more