The Starbucks at the Market @ UPlace remains closed Wednesday after West Virginia University was notified the previous evening of a COVID-19 exposure at the University Place storefront. The university immediately implemented its safety protocols, initiating a deep cleaning of the space. WVU ...
WHEELING — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore-Capito predicts Congress could approve a second coronavirus relief economic stimulus package by the end of this month. Capito, R-West Virginia, said she wishes a stimulus agreement could have been achieved by Labor Day. She does think, however, one could ...
CHARLESTON — Despite three straight weeks of decreased cases of COVID-19, West Virginia is ending the month of August with an uptick of new infections. According to data from the Department of Health and Human Resources coronavirus dashboard, the number of positive cases over the last 14 days between Aug. 17 and Aug. 30 was 1,681, which is a 5-percent decrease in positive cases from the previous 14 days. As of Sunday — the most recent data available — the state reported 137 new cases. “We’re trying with every way within us to deal with this pandemic that nobody has ever dealt ...
WHEELING — Wheeling Hospital’s off-site COVID Testing Center is on the move and opens at its new location on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The drive-through center will be located at the former Harmony House, next to Valley Professional Center South at the old OVMC. The site was secured through the generosity of its new owners: the City of Wheeling. Hours of operation will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the week and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. To reach the site, those being tested will drive up 22nd Street to behind the old Valley Professional Center South, turn left at the top of the hill ...
WHEELING — It’s not just about going out for their morning cup of coffee. For the dozens of members who continue to congregate at two local restaurants as part of unofficial senior coffee clubs, the daily ritual is about so much more. With social restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia broke a grim milestone as the week came to a close with more than 200 total deaths attributed to the coronavirus, including the state's first inmate death. Gov. Jim Justice and the Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced the death of a 40-year-old ...
