West Virginia airports are in line to receive $4.5 million in federal funding. Awards include $3.8 million for Yeager Airport, $432,000 for Fairmont Municipal Airport-Frankman Field, $151,000 for Upshur County Regional Airport and $150,000 for Kee Field. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said the state’s tourism industry and economy have already been affected by the coronavirus … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice said Monday that Cabell, Wayne and Wood counties are being removed from the hot spot list and some restrictions will be lifted. Kanawha, Jackson, and Ohio counties were removed from the hot spot list over the weekend. Marion, Berkeley, Jefferson, Monongalia and Harrison counties remain.
More than 30 million people across the country have lost their jobs in the last two months. Because of the pandemic, WVU President E. Gordon Gee decided to freeze the cost of tuition for 2021. West Virginia University has tentative plans to have students physically start class this fall, but there might be some exceptions … Read more
Theatre West Virginia hopes to resume shows as early as this fall. For now, all summer shows at Grandview Park are canceled.
More than four-thousand loans have been approved in the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program for West Virginia businesses. Small businesses in the Mountain State will received nearly 196-million-dollars.
West Virginia is transitioning to the second phase of the Governor Justice’s reopening plan today. That includes opening hair salons and barber shops by appointment, small businesses with less than ten employees can open their doors, and restaurants are open for outdoor dining and take out.
Crews recovered a car and a victim from Twelvepole Creek after three days of searching. Twenty-nine-year-old Tyler Davis ran off Route 152 and into the water Friday night.
An inmate at the federal prison near Glenville tested positive for COVID-19. Despite objections from state leaders, more than thirty out-of-state prisoners were transferred to the prison. The union representing federal correctional officers held a protest over the weekend objecting to the transfer.
Kanawha, Jackson, and Ohio counties are off the hotspot list. Eight counties remain on the list and are still subject to stay at home orders. The number of active coronavirus cases dropped significantly in Kanawha County, to 84. There are no new positive cases, and two more people died, bringing the county’s death toll to … Read more
Beware of robocalls that offer free COVID-19 test kids and ask you to press 1 to have one delivered to your home. The Federal Trade Commission says that’s a scam. Another scam offers to deliver a wide range of sanitizers. Attorneys General have issued warning after warning, but people are still falling victim to those … Read more