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Bars reopen in West Virginia reopen today with limited capacity and social distancing rules. Bars can only stay open until 10 p.m.

Crews rescued several kayakers from the Little Coal River near the Kanawha-Lincoln County line. One woman suffered a cut to her arm. The river is running high from recent rain.

A third man is under arrest in connection to a murder and arson at a Williamson apartment complex. Thirty-one-year-old Terry Jarvis and two other men are accused of assaulting the victim and setting a fire to cover it up.

The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim is a Cross Lanes shooting over the weekend. Eighty-year-old Jacob Smith was shot and killed by his son-in-law at a home on Lick Branch Road. No charges have been filed. The shooter says he acted in self-defense.

Eighty-year-old Jacob Smith was killed by a relative in Cross Lanes. 50-year old John Salisbury is the suspect in the shooting that happened Sunday evening in the 400 block of Lick Branch Road in Cross Lanes.. Deputies say this case will be sent to the prosecutors for any charging decisions.

The West Virginia Natural Resources Commission will meet soon after postponing a meeting that was scheduled for May 3rd due to the coronavirus. At the meeting at 1 p.m. on May 31, the seven-member panel will meet at Stonewall Jackson State Park to vote on changes to hunting regulations. The public will be able to … Read more

Charleston police are hoping that tips will help solve a cold case. Robert “Bob” Snow went missing in May 2012 and his body was found three days later by boaters on the water with his hands and feet bound by duct tape. Snow was last seen at the 7-Eleven on Bigley Avenue. He was a … Read more

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported three new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The state’s total positive cases since the start of the pandemic is now 1,774 with a death toll of 72. The cumulative average positive cases per tests is 2.06% as of Monday morning.

The walk-in clinic at Boone Memorial Hospital Family Medical Center has reopened with extra precautions. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. The walk-in clinic portion of the facility is located on the first floor, while primary care and specialty providers will continue to see patients on the third floor. … Read more

The Greenbrier is in talks with WorldTeam Tennis to host the entire summer season at the White Sulphur Springs resort. West Virginia could host the world’s best players for three weeks in July.