By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia investments have dropped about 7.5% in value, year-to-date, following the coronavirus-driven stock market plunge in late February and March, Investment Management Board Executive Director Craig Slaughter said Wednesday. “I’m guardedly optimistic we may have seen the low, but we may[Read More…]
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Hey, West Virginia, rainy days and Thursdays are good days to do the Census online
West Virginia residents urged to go online and complete the U.S. Census; Completing Census takes just minutes CHARLESTON W.Va. — The U.S. Census results will affect West Virginia communities for the next decade every day in very real and personal ways. School lunches. Plans for highways. Support for firefighters and families[Read More…]
Death in Mud Lick: Is it on your reading list West Virginia?
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — For West Virginians obeying the stay-at-home restrictions during the Coronavirus crisis, there is a bright spot: You have time to read ‘Death in Mud Lick’ by Charleston resident Eric Eyre. The @nytimesbooks editors put Death in Mud Lick on its list of “12 New Books We Recommend.”[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: W.Va. with 914 cases, 26 deaths as of 10 a.m. today; cases up 12 since Monday
WV Press Update: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 914Total Lab Results reported – 22,763Total Deaths – 26 The number of new cases is up 12[Read More…]
Hey, West Virginia, you can do the Census Tuesday!
West Virginia residents urged to go online and complete the U.S. Census; Completing Census takes just minutes CHARLESTON W.Va. — The U.S. Census results will affect West Virginia communities for the next decade every day in very real and personal ways. School lunches. Plans for highways. Support for firefighters and families[Read More…]
Is this your Census Sunday?
West Virginia residents urged to go online and complete the U.S. Census; Completing the Census takes just minutes CHARLESTON W.Va. — The U.S. Census results will affect West Virginia communities for the next decade every day in very real and personal ways. School lunches. Plans for highways. Support for firefighters and[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: Death confirmed at skilled nursing center in Charleston,W.Va.
Release from Stonerise Healthcare: CHARLESTON, W.Va. (April 19, 2020, 9:30 a.m.) – Eastbrook Center, a skilled nursing center in Charleston, today confirmed the first death of a patient related to COVID-19. The patient was receiving care at a local hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month. Nine other patients[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: W.Va. with 723 cases, 12 deaths as of 10 a.m. today
WV Press Update: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 16. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 723Total Lab Results reported – 18,027Total Deaths – 12 See the graphics below for more information. The[Read More…]
West Virginia residents urged to go online and complete the U.S. Census
Completing the Census takes just minutes CHARLESTON W.Va. — The U.S. Census results will affect West Virginia communities for the next decade every day in very real and personal ways. School lunches. Plans for highways. Support for firefighters and families in need. The list goes: programs to support rural areas, to[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: W.Va. with 702 cases, 10 deaths as of 10 a.m. today
WV Press Update: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 702Total Lab Results reported – 17,656Total Deaths – 10 See the graphics below for more information. The[Read More…]


