WHEELING -- Ohio County turned orange this morning when it comes to the number of active COVID-19 cases over the past week. Normally that would mean school would be done remotely and no sports would take place, but now that doesn't appear to be the case. State Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, said ...
CHARLESTON - Citing the growth in COVID-19 cases across the state and an additional county slipping into the orange on the County Alert System color-coded map, Gov. Jim Justice said any county that slips into the orange will have to close for in-person school. Starting Saturday night when the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — In a year when the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped countless American rituals, even the commemoration of 9/11 could not escape unchanged. The 19th anniversary of the terror attacks will be marked by dueling ceremonies at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza and a corner near the ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s delegation in the U.S. Senate were on opposite sides on a new scaled down coronavirus relief package that failed to get the needed votes to proceed Thursday. Republicans in the Senate introduced what some called the “skinny package” Wednesday with the intentions of pushing for a full vote Thursday. The bill had 52 out of 53 Republicans but failed to get to the 60 votes needed for the bill to proceed to full debate. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., who laid out her support for the skinny package Wednesday with reporters, said in a ...
CHARLESTON — As West Virginia’s daily percent of positive COVID-19 cases jumped to the highest number on record since April, Gov. Jim Justice told the state to start taking the virus seriously in order to prevent a return to further lockdown. “West Virginia, we are absolutely getting ...
WHEELING — Ohio County has seen an active week of rising COVID-19 diagnoses, with 15 new cases being reported across the county since Friday, 11 of which occurred at West Liberty University. In a letter sent to students Wednesday, WLU President Stephen Greiner said the university reported 11 new cases since Friday, which he pointed out was a half-percent positivity rate — “which is low,” he stated. The afflicted students were sent home to recover in isolation. “We encourage all our students and staff to remain safe by avoiding large gatherings and parties and to wear your ...
