MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine employees who are members of LiUNA Local 814 have a new contract. WVU Medicine told The Dominion Post that union members ratified a […]
Author: David Beard, The Dominion Post
Justice targets Sept. 8 to open schools, suggests mask mandate may get teeth
SEE RELATED STORY on Monongalia County BOE’s reaction to Gov. Justice’s school date announcement. MORGANTOWN — West Virginia schools are tentatively set to reopen Sept. 8, Gov. […]
Justice makes indoor masks mandatory effective Tuesday
MORGANTOWN — If you want to enter a building other than a private residence today, you’ll have to cover up, Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday. Your face, […]
Mylan gets OK to sell remdesivir in India for COVID-19 emergency use
MORGANTOWN — Mylan announced on Monday that India’s Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved its remdesivir 100 milligram vial for restricted emergency use as part […]
Office of Oil & Gas sees significant decrease in revenue and permit applications
COVID-19 has taken a toll on the state office that oversees oil and gas production. James Martin, chief of the Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil […]
Justice outline CARES money priorities, expands on Slemp ouster
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice opened his Friday press briefing with a bit more discussion of the ouster of Bureau of Public Health Commissioner Cathy Slemp, but […]
Slemp’s resignation letter: ‘Stay true to the science … move forward together’
MORGANTOWN — Former Bureau of Public Health Commissioner Cathy Slemp’s resignation letter makes no mention of the positive case-reporting errors by her bureau that led to her […]
Natural Resources Commission votes no on bear hunting ban in southwest Preston County
The state Natural Resources Commission recently voted down a proposal to ban bear hunting with dogs in a section of southwest Preston County and people on both […]
West Virginia’s post-COVID rebound unpredictable but possibly bright, economists say
MORGANTOWN — The path of West Virginia’s economic recovery is unpredictable, experts said Thursday, but things are already bouncing back and some optimism is in order. “I […]
Public Health Commissioner Cathy Slemp resigns after Justice cites inaccurate COVID-19 active case reporting
MORGANTOWN — Hours after complaining that active COVID-19 case numbers have been inaccurately reported, Gov. Jim Justice accepted the the resignation of State Health Officer and Bureau […]
