Free testing sites listed; Harvard Global Health COVID Map included WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 58,462 Current Active Cases – 20,059 Total[Read More…]
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Four injured in Belle, West Virginia, chemical plant explosion; shelter-in-place lifted
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Four people were injured in an explosion and fire at the Chemours plant in Belle late Tuesday night, prompting an hourslong shelter-in-place for the areas surrounding the plant, which is just off U.S. 60 in Eastern Kanawha County. The explosion occurred at 10:02 p.m. according[Read More…]
Teen flight student delivers thousands of pieces of PPE to Grafton City Hospital
by JoAnn Snoderly, The Exponent Telegram BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — For the health-care workers at Grafton City Hospital, a delivery of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies from a Virginia teen brought some optimism months into the pandemic. Since March, 16-year-old McLean, Virginia, native T.J. Kim has been[Read More…]
Master Gardeners in West Virginia donate 656 volunteer hours
The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — West Virginia University Extension master gardener volunteers donate their time to offer educational classes and do hands-on, “in the field” projects. In Elkins, they offer educational classes and lecture/demonstrations. They sell plants and seeds at the Elkins Farmer’s Market, educate the Mountain School Boys about landscaping at[Read More…]
Appalachian Regional Commission POWER Grantee virtual workshop set for Dec. 16
New River Gorge Regional Development Authority’s Belcher and Moore to present on panels BECKLEY, W.Va. – Jina Belcher and Judy Moore of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) are lending their economic development experience to the annual WV POWER Grantee Summit being held virtually from 10 a.m. to[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia with 57,060 positive cases, 870 deaths as of 10 a.m. today
Free testing sites listed; Harvard Global Health COVID Map included – 54 of 55 counties are red WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases –[Read More…]
GOP caucuses confirm Blair, Hanshaw as WV legislative leaders
By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, and House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw are one step closer to officially holding leadership positions in the West Virginia Legislature in 2021. Blair and Hanshaw, R-Clay, each received the majority of votes among the Republican caucuses in[Read More…]
Stonerise, WVU Medicine Summersville Regional Medical Center announce new care campus
Release from Stonerise: SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — Stonerise, West Virginia’s leading provider ofclinician-led transitional care, and WVU Medicine Summersville Regional Medical Center(SRMC) are partnering to expand and improve healthcare to Nicholas County citizens asthey age. Stonerise recently was awarded the opportunity to develop a new care center within theCity of Summersville, utilizing[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Manchin issues statement on death of Chuck Yeager
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.VA., HAS released the following statement on the death of American hero and West Virginian Chuck Yeager. “General Chuck Yeager was an American hero. West Virginia’s native son was larger than life and an inspiration for generations of Americans. He bravely served our nation as[Read More…]
West Virginia State Senate Democrats elect Stephen Baldwin as Minority Leader
Release from the West Virginia State Senate Democrats: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senator Stephen Baldwin, D-Greenbrier, has been elected Minority Leader by the Democratic Caucus of the West Virginia Senate. “I am deeply honored that my colleagues would provide this opportunity,” said Baldwin. “Every single one of them could do this[Read More…]
