COVID-19-related deaths in Marshall County jumped by nearly 50 percent Tuesday as the county remained in the highest risk designation on West Virginia’s daily COVID alert map. The Marshall County Health Department reported seven new COVID-related deaths in its Tuesday night update, pushing ...

Thanksgiving Travel During COVID a Different Experience

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Thanksgiving has always been a time for families to take to the road and gather together, and many are still making plans during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s St. Clairsville post, troopers will be out in force during the holiday. “We’ve ...

Thanksgiving Could Make or Break U.S. Coronavirus Response

(AP) — In Pennsylvania, if you're having friends over to socialize, you're supposed to wear a mask — and so are your friends. That's the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intention of following it. "No one is going to tell me what I can or not do in my own home," said Chestnut, 60, of ...

Ohio Governor DeWine: State’s First Vaccine Batch Coming by Dec. 15

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio could see its first batch of up to 30,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine by Dec. 15, with fresh supplies arriving every few days, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday, citing calls his office had with the White House. The first batch would come from a Pfizer-produced ...

Brooke County Back to ‘Orange’ on Tuesday’s W.Va. COVID Map

Brooke County returned to an "orange" designation on Tuesday's West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources daily COVID-19 alert map. The county spent Monday in "red," the state's most at-risk category. Brooke showed on Tuesday's map an infection rate of 98.98 cases per 100,000 ...