Over the last few weeks, more than 700 West Virginia National Guard members have been working around the state helping combat the pandemic That has included offering ways to keep restaurants clean and sanitary once they reopen. The guard has shared decontamination techniques, and tips on glove usage and social distancing in the dining room. … Read more
Some employees at a West Virginia production plant have been living at work for almost a month. More than 40 employees at Braskem America’s facility near Kenova have volunteered to be at the plant since March 31, ramping up production of materials used in food packaging and for respiratory masks. The Herald-Dispatch said the workers … Read more
Two former West Virginia University teammates went back to back in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. Safety Kenny Robinson pick number 152 by the Carolina Panthers, and one pick later, offensive lineman Colton McKivits was taken by the San Francisco 49ers.
Governor Justice says he’s not worried about the state’s ability to pay its bills, despite a dire financial report. Moody’s analytics report on financial stress forecasts a one-point-three-billion-dollar revenue shortfall in West Virginia, and it could be as high as a one-point-nine-billion-dollars. Justice says he still believes the state will receive federal relief funds.
Governor Justice is asking day care centers to open as soon as possible. Hospitals are getting set to resume elective procedures, and child care needs to be available for those workers. Justice says all day care workers need to be tested and monitored for COVID-19.
Construction of Marshall University’s aviation school at Yeager Airport is on schedule, despite slowdowns due to the coronavirus. The four-and-half-million-dollar construction contract will be put out for bid next month, and the project should be completed by next summer.
Three people were hurt in a crash involving a Charleston police officer. The officer was responding to a call when the crash happened at the intersection of Patrick Street and Washington Street West. The officer and two people from the other car were taken to CAMC as a precaution.
A Charleston man is under arrest for carjacking. He’s accused of stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint on Springdale Drive. She wasn’t hurt.
A lawsuit, filed on behalf of the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, argues for access to abortion during the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Justice suspended all elective procedures and surgeries, which included abortions.
More than 160 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kanawha County and four people have died. Statewide there are over one-thousand-fifty confirmed cases of the virus and the death toll is up to 34.