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RISE West Virginia has completed over two-hundred homes. Thirty-five projects are in the active construction phase, and the program still has over two-hundred active cases.

A southern West Virginia town has been without water for days after a pump broke last week. More than five-hundred people in the City of Gary are scrambling to get water. The county approved the purchase of a new water pump, but officials don’t know when it will arrive.

Governor Justice says he thinks there will be a second round of federal stimulus funding. He says more money will be available for people who are still unemployed, and there will be additional funding to make sure schools are safe in the fall.

West Virginia health officials are confirming almost one-hundred-forty new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of active cases to nearly 17-hundred. More than eighty people are in the hospital with the virus, and thirty-five of those are in ICU.

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is laying off move the five-hundred workers beginning August 15th. The casino is blaming the impact from the pandemic for the reduction in force.

More than two dozen people from West Virginia and five other states are under arrest on drug charges. The charges involve distribution of cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and a PCP-laced substance. The U.S. Marshal Service and the West Virginia Air National Guard assisted with the arrests.

A Fayetteville man is under arrest for destroying proper at three homes near Gatewood Road. Deputies found Jacob Cox nude and shouting profanities when he tried to attack the officers. No one was hurt.

A man was hit and killed by a train in the 55-hundred block of Lancaster Avenue. The incident is under investigation.

Parents and educators from across West Virginia held a virtual workshop to discuss concerns and solutions for reopening school this fall. A new group called “Our Students First” is working with education boards to create a well thought out plan.

Gov. Jim Justice extended an order that closed all bars in Monongalia County for an additional 10 days. The latest order is effective until Aug. 3. The county includes West Virginia University’s Morgantown campus and students will start moving back into residence halls starting Aug. 8 for the fall semester. Monongalia County has reported at … Read more