Gov. Jim Justice is making an impassioned plea for as many people as possible — healthy or otherwise — to get tested for the coronavirus in an attempt to slow its spread. In announcing plans for “massively, aggressively” testing people in Kanawha County, Justice said at a news conference that multiple testing sites will be … Read more
WVU will allow a limited number of fans to attend the October 17th game against the Kansas Jayhawks. Milan Puskar Stadium will allow 25-percent capacity, and fans are required to wear facemasks. Around 15-thousand fans will be allowed in the stadium for the rest of the season.
Governor Justice is defending the changes made to the state’s color-coded COVID-19 risk map. He says the numbers are not being manipulated. Justice says the previous system discouraged testing, because only positive cases were counted, and the latest change encourages more testing.
Executive Director and Health Officer of the Kanawha Charleston Health Department, Dr. Sherri Young, says that if COVID-19 numbers continue to trend downward kids could be in the classroom as early as next week.
Police are looking for a man who’s been missing for more than a week. Thirty-two-year-old Ryan Young was supposed to be going to New Martinsville, but he never arrived. His cell phone was found in Huntington. Contact the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office if you have any information.
Mason County firefighters battled a blaze at the former Marietta Manufacturing Plant in Point Pleasant for seventeen hours. Investigators say the fire was intentionally set. No one was hurt. There is a five-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of the arsonist.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman was found shot to death on Sugar Creek Road in Kenna. No arrests have been made.
Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin announced a new program to help small businesses. The “Small Business Investment Grant Program” will provide funding for small businesses to make repairs and renovate their store-fronts, and help with marketing and customer service. A total of 250-thousand-dollars will be awarded.
Fire damaged a home on Coal River Road in the West Side of St. Albans Monday morning. It happened around 3:45 a.m., and Metro 911 dispatchers said volunteer fire departments from West Side, St. Albans, Jefferson, Institute, and Alum Creek responded. When they arrived, flames were shooting through the windows and parts of the house … Read more
Kanawha County remained as one of only two counties in the state in orange on the latest version available Monday on the West Virginia’s county alert system map. Kanawha had a positivity rate of 7.22 on the map, and was joined in the orange by Barbour County, which had a slightly lower positive rate. Counties … Read more