WHEELING — When COVID-19 spread across the country this spring, most schools had to close suddenly and unexpectedly. Now, with months of planning and preparation under their belts, administrators at local colleges and universities hope students’ return to campuses this month will happen ...
WHEELING — Delegate Shawn Fluharty wonders if West Virginia won’t have to repay the federal government much of the $50 million in coronavirus aid the state intends to use for road repairs near hospitals. The Medical Access Roads program in West Virginia is a project being funded with $50 million from the $1.25 billion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Nearly $4 million of the funding is on its way to the Northern Panhandle to repair access routes to local hospitals. Some of these roads have been damaged by oil and gas industry use, according to information ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice and Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch said Friday that claims they have not been in communication with unions representing teachers and school service personnel were unfounded. “It disappoints me tremendously…we turn back to this same old nasty politics,” Justice said. “It hurts your feelings, because I have stood strongly in the camp, and I will continue to do so, because I believe in our teachers and I absolutely believe in the great work our service personnel does.” Justice and Burch, speaking Friday during a coronavirus briefing, ...
CHARLESTON — A union representing part of West Virginia’s teachers criticized Gov. Jim Justice for building hype for an announcement on school reopenings, only to release a vague color-coded plan, while the union representing school service personnel said it was not consulted on Justice’s WiFi hotspot plan for students. The West Virginia chapter of the American Federation of Teachers and the West Virginia School Service Personnel Association held a last-minute joint press conference Thursday afternoon at the service personnel headquarters on Charleston’s East End. They were ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested negative for COVID-19 on Thursday after testing positive earlier in the day before he was to meet with President Donald Trump, according to a statement from his office. His wife, Fran DeWine, also tested negative, as did staff members. ...
CHARLESTON — As White House officials and Democratic leaders in Congress struggle to come up with a deal on a fourth phase of COVID-19 funding for medical and economic needs, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is hopeful a bill could be voted on next week. Manchin held a video conference call ...
