Congress OKs $1.9T Virus Relief Bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government's spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a ...

Justice: 168 COVID Deaths Not Reported Around State

More than 160 deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus have not been reported to the state, Gov. Jim Justice said today at his pandemic briefing. The governor said 168 people dying in the care of hospitals, hospice groups, long-term care facilities and two inmates who died at hospitals were not ...

Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says

NEW YORK (AP) — Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials. The recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together in the same way ...

W.Va. Bars, Restaurants Allowed Back to 100 Percent Capacity

Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday morning that all bars and restaurants in West Virginia are now allowed to return to 100-percent seating capacity, provided that social distancing can be maintained to keep down the spread of COVID-19. "I encourage everyone there to just use good sense," ...

Official: Democrats OK Tighter Income Limits for COVID-19 Relief

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Democrats agreed Wednesday to tighten the upper income limits at which people could qualify for stimulus checks, a Democratic official said, a major concession to moderates as party leaders prepared to move their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill ...