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There are six new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, bringing the states total to over two-thousand. The death toll remains at 78, and the positive test rate dipped below two-percent.

Governor Justice says COVID-19 testing is under way at all correctional facilities in West Virginia after an outbreak at the Huttonsville Correctional Center. More than one-hundred inmates tested positive there.

A Meadow Bridge woman is under arrest for child neglect. Forty-three-year-old Tammy Moul is accused of leaving two children unattended. CPS workers say the children were cover in sores and the was in terrible condition.

A teacher in the Kanawha County School District, with nearly forty-years of experience, says she was passed over for the principal position at South Charleston High School, because of her sexual orientation. Kim Williams filed a petition with the West Virginia Public Employees Grievance Board.

Two people were injured in a stabbing on 7th Avenue in Huntington. A suspect is in custody. Both victims are hospitalized in unknown condition.

Mayor Amy Goodwin joined a group of protestors in a march from Virginia Street in front of city hall to the five corners in the West Side. Organizers say the goal was for city officials to join in solidarity and protection. Goodwin said she joined the demonstration to show support for those who are protesting … Read more

Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that he has approved the award of a $5.8 million contract to Mountaineer Contractors Inc. of Kingwood for the Oakwood Road intersection improvement project on U.S. 119. He said the project will create a restricted crossing U-Turn that will increase safety and reduce traffic light waits.

Harrison County schools Superintendent Mark Manchin has been named president of Glenville State College effective July 1. Manchin was selected as the school’s 25th president after interviews with five finalists on the Glenville campus last week. Manchin has spent 44 years in education, and also has served as executive director of the West Virginia School … Read more

The governor announced Wednesday that out-of-state visitors will be allowed again at private and state park campgrounds and lodges on June 10. He said out-of-state visitors will not be able to stay longer than a week. Out-of-state individuals who own property in West Virginia can come to their own campsites with no restrictions.

Gov. Jim Justice said the goal is to complete COVID-19 testing at all state correctional facilities by June 12th. More than 1,000 inmates and 500 employees at correctional facilities have been tested in the Northern and Eastern Panhandles after a virus outbreak at Huttonsville Correctional Complex in Randolph County.