104-year-old woman keeps busy during COVID-19 pandemic

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nan Currington always sits in the front pew of the Mount Hope Presbyterian Church in Penn Hills. At 104 years old, it isn't always the quickest walk down the aisle, but congregation members know that if they're looking for Mrs. Currington, to just look up front, at ...

Ohio County Schools Preparing to Start Classes With Safeguards in Place

WHEELING — Just before the bell rings to start a typical school year, there’s activity and a spirit of excited emotion present in the hallways. Students run up to the friends they might not have seen in recent months, telling tales of their adventures they had over the summer. There ...

West Virginia Leaders Address School Concerns

CHARLESTON — Even as schools await the update of the County Alert System color-coded map this weekend to determine whether they can re-open on Tuesday, Gov. Jim Justice addressed issues and concerns Friday. “We’ll be putting up the color codes and everything,” Justice said. “From that, I am very very hopeful that a great percentage of our state will be back in school.” According to Friday’s County Alert System map updated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, six southern West Virginia counties are orange, meaning they have 10 to 24.9 case of COVID-19 per ...

West Virginia Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Continue Upward Spiral

CHARLESTON — September is starting out not so good for West Virginia as COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to increase. According to the Department of Health and Human Resources, active coronavirus cases increased by 29 percent over the last seven days since Aug. 26, from 1,662 active cases ...