Charleston police are investigating after someone threw a brick through a window ad Danny’s BBQ Stand on Quarrier Street. That’s the restaurant owned by former capital city mayor Danny Jones, who retired from public office last year after serving four terms as the city’s mayor. Charleston police said nothing was stolen, and it was a … Read more
Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin said officials have retooled their planned door-to-door visits by city officials to let them still connect with residents and maintain social distancing. The reimagined Charleston Walks program is now called Connect Charleston and will mean phone calls from the Mayor’s Office instead of walks through neighborhoods to meet people. Charleston residents … Read more
One person died after an incident involving a dump truck Monday morning in the 7400 block of Sissonville Drive near Jimmy Dunn Excavating. Kanawha County deputies said the two men were doing maintenance work on the bed of a dump truck, which was being lifted by an excavator. The bed of the truck came down … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday a plan to reopen the state’s economy if the state has three consecutive days when the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests compared to the number of tests taken dip below 3 percent. Justice said the state’s positive COVID-19 test rate was currently at 2.4%, a drop from a trend where … Read more
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.