Following the Coronavirus

Local Republicans and Dems Wish Speedy Recovery for Trumps

By JOSELYN KING Staff Writer WHEELING — It was an eventful week for President Donald Trump as he appointed a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, participated in a presidential debate, then had to quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. Local Republicans and Democrats alike, meanwhile, wished the president and First Lady Melania Trump a healthy recovery Friday after the White House announced the Trumps had contracted the coronavirus. West Virginia's Congressional delegation posted well-wishes on social media. "Praying @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS have a full and speedy ...

Trump, first lady positive for virus; he has ‘mild symptoms’

By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is experiencing "mild symptoms" of COVID-19 after revealing early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a stunning announcement that plunged the ...

Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis rocks final stage of presidential campaign

By BILL BARROW Associated Press An election year already defined by a cascade of national crises descended further into chaos Friday with President Donald Trump declaring that he's tested positive for the coronavirus after consistently playing down the threat. No one knows exactly what ...

President Trump and First Lady test positive for COVID-19

By ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, he said early Friday. The positive test comes a month until the election. Trump's positive test comes just hours after the ...

COVID-19 Case Reported at Union Local Middle School in Belmont

BELMONT — Union Local Superintendent Ben Porter has confirmed a Union Local Middle School staff member has tested positive Thursday for the COVID-19 coronavirus. "We became aware of it this afternoon," he said. He could not say if the staff member was a teacher. "It does involve a staff person." Porter said contact tracing was ongoing to determine if any students or staff need to go into quarantine. He is confident that few to no quarantines will be needed. "We talked to our staff members, but really we feel like we've done a very good job of social distancing and mask-wearing," he ...

More Concerns Raised Over State School Re-entry Metrics

CHARLESTON — More legal pressure is being brought to bear on West Virginia over the recent updates to the color-coded map and metrics that determine if schools can open for in-person learning, with one teachers union calling the map an "illusion." Gov. Jim Justice responded Wednesday to a ...