Economic analysts say the U.S. retail economy is on track to return to normal levels in the fourth quarter. Cyber sales this fall and winter are expected to provide a big boost, and those retail sales have the potential to bring the economy back to pre-pandemic levels. The outlook assumes there won’t be any major … Read more
West Virginia’s attorney general sued Walmart and drugstore chain CVS on Tuesday, saying they failed to monitor and report suspicious orders of prescription painkillers to their retail pharmacies. Patrick Morrisey’s lawsuits allege violations of the state’s Consumer Credit and Protection Act and conduct that caused a public nuisance. Morrisey said Walmart and CVS each were … Read more
West Virginia officials have decided to cancel elk tours this year due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Logan State Park naturalist Lauren Cole, who leads the tours, told the Gazette-Mail that there would be too many risks involved if the tours were allowed. Division of Natural Resources officials have allowed up to 24 public … Read more
Doctors and dentists are buying PPE for themselves and their employees. WCHS TV reported that some offices are taking new measures to help pay for all of this equipment by adding a surcharge to their patient bills. The dentists that are doing it hope to drop the extra charge by October. Some insurances may cover … Read more
Marshall University will now open their season at home on September 5th against Eastern Kentucky. Appalachian State has also been added to the schedule. Earlier, Marshall lost games against Pitt, Boise State, Ohio University and Old Dominion University.
Four more people have died from COVID-19 in West Virginia, including an 86-year-old Kanawha County man. There are just under one-hundred new cases of the virus, and the state’s positive test rate is over two-percent.
A COVID-19 outbreak at a Taylor County nursing home is being traced back to a local church. A care provider contracted the virus through an outbreak at the West Hill Methodist Church. Nearly thirty residents and six staff members have tested positive for the virus.
More than 20-thousand West Virginia voters have requested absentee ballots since the application period opened last week. The state is allowing the pandemic as a reason for receiving a mail-in ballot. More than 200-thousand people voted by mail in the June primary.
West Virginia’s unemployment rate fell below ten-percent in July. WorkForce West Virginia says 46-hundred people went back to work last month. More than 75-thousand people are still out of work.
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is laying off over five-hundred employees. Parent company, Penn National, is reducing staff at a dozen other casinos in eight different states.