Centrist Lawmakers Push $908B Plan to Break Virus Impasse

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is putting pressure on congressional leaders to accept a split-the-difference solution to the months-long impasse on COVID-19 relief in a last-gasp effort to ship overdue help to a hurting nation before Congress adjourns for the ...

Ohio, Marshall counties remain ‘red’ on Tuesday COVID-19 map

With an infection rate of 88.66 per 100,000 residents and a percent positivity of 8.65, Ohio County remained in the red on Tuesday's West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' COVID-19 map. Marshall County remained red as well, with an infection rate of 97.32 and a percent ...

Rising COVID Numbers Affecting Hospital Workforce

As COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in the Ohio Valley, local hospital workforces are feeling the impact of that surge. Wheeling Hospital announced Monday morning that more than 70 employees currently are off the job with COVID-19 or quarantined due to potential exposure to the virus. That ...

W.Va. Ends November with Higher COVID-19 Numbers

CHARLESTON — With West Virginia closing the chapter on November and state officials expressing hope the vaccines can be distributed in December, the state experienced its worst month ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The bottom line is we can’t stop this today,” Gov. Jim Justice ...

Moderna Asking U.S., European Regulators to OK its Virus Shots

(AP) — Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection — ramping up the race to begin limited vaccinations as the coronavirus rampage worsens. Multiple vaccine ...

COVID Could Silence 2020 ‘Festival of Sound’

WHEELING – The 2020 “Festival of Sound” at Wheeling Park High School is still slated to happen online later this month, but high COVID numbers could silence the event if students aren’t soon permitted to gather to play. The color “red” is typically associated with the joy of ...