MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice issued a press release Wednesday evening criticizing Attorney General for apparently opposing mask wearing in a Wednesday afternoon Facebook post. “I was […]
Author: David Beard, The Dominion Post
The Dominion Post polls four top state GOP officials on the Trump-Biden transition
MORGANTOWN — As President Trump’s election-results court challenges continue to unfold in a handful of states, he has refused to concede the election to former Vice President […]
Justice: No shutdowns planned; and no special session to enact mask mandate penalties, but open to idea
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice once again took a chunk of time Wednesday to defend his expanded mask order and clarify his plans. He also ruled out, […]
Ruby officials: Hospital typically runs full but COVID surge plans are in place
MORGANTOWN — As COVID-19 numbers continue to climb nationwide, state COVID-19 Czar Clay marsh has regularly warned that surges will challenge the resources of the medical community […]
Supreme Court ends A.G.’s suit against diocese
MORGANTOWN — The state Supreme Court has effectively ended Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s suit against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and former Bishop Michael Bransfield, saying the diocese […]
Justice defends expanded mask mandate as ‘rabble rousers’ complain constitutional freedoms are constrained
MORGANTOWN — A frustrated and fired-up governor spent a good chunk of his Monday COVID-19 briefing responding to weekend attacks on his enhanced mask mandate. “It is […]
Mylan, Upjohn are now joined as Viatris
MORGANTOWN — Mylan and Upjohn are now Viatris. The union of the two companies closed on Monday, the date previously announced. They described their vision in a […]
Justice tightens mask mandate, suspends winter sports and more as COVID worsens
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced on Friday a series of new restrictions in response to the ever-worsening COVID-19 pandemic. First up, effective Saturday, he’s tightening the […]
Justice declines to acknowledge Biden as president-elect; awaits completion of contested results
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday said he doesn’t yet acknowledge that former Vice-President Joe Biden is president-elect. The statement came in reply to a question […]
New WV COVID cases reach all-time high; CDC updates mask guidance
MORGANTOWN — Wednesday saw a state all-time high for new COVID-19 cases. On the positive side, the CDC updated its mask guidance on Tuesday to say masks […]
