Kanawha County added five more positive COVID-19 cases to its total. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department reported the county had a total of 45 positive novel coronavirus cases as of 9 a.m. Thursday. Kanawha County had 40 cases on Wednesday. Seven employees at the Kanawha Judicial Annex previously tested positive for COVID-19. A spouse of one … Read more
A West Virginia middle school has joined the legion of homemakers, businesses and other places to produce masks for the health care industry. Andrew Jackson Middle School in Cross Lanes said its staff used a 3D printer and a print file to produce its first KnightMasks this week in response to a request from the … Read more
The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office announced key election dates and deadlines now that the state’s primary election has been moved to June 9. Eligible voters may apply for a Primary Election absentee ballot through June 3. On April 24, county clerks will begin mailing absentee ballots. The voter registration deadline will be May … Read more
The state Department of Education is coming up with new remote learning guidelines. The plan will help keep students engaged, without relying on parents to lead instruction.
West Virginians unemployment rate is skyrocketing. More than 90-thousand people filed unemployment claims statewide in March. Unemployment claims in a normal month are around five-thousand.
West Virginia’s latest revenue numbers are strong. Collections topped estimates by over twelve-million-dollars, with March revenue collections of over 360-million-dollars. Governor Justice says he’s hopeful that the federal stimulus package will offset a sharp decline in tax collections in the coming months. He didn’t rule out tapping into the state’s rainy day fund.
A group of coal mines owned by the Justice family reached a settlement over unpaid penalties for mine safety violations. The company agreed to pay five-million-dollars for over two-thousand violations.
Governor Justice is delaying primary election day to June 9th. Absentee voting will continue, and applications are being mailed out. Justice is also extending school closures until April 30th.
Charleston police are looking for a man who broke into the Boost Mobile store on Charleston’s West Side. He stuffed a duffle bag full of cell phones and took off.
The West Virginia National Guard is packing boxes of masks, gloves, gowns, and respirators for health departments in all 55 counties in the state. They are sending out as many as twenty trucks a day.