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W.Va. continues to make vaccine spotlight; Johnson & Johnson vaccine under FDA review
MORGANTOWN – Vaccine news continues to take the forefront at the govenor’s COVID-19 briefings. Gov. Jim Justice on Friday highlighted a letter from a Minnesota state senator […]
Local EMS service closes
KINGWOOD — Mountaineer Ambulance Service has permanently closed its doors. It is the second Preston County ambulance squad to do so; Valley Ambulance was the first. KAMP […]
Attorney General Morrisey announces $10 million settlement with opioid industry consulting firm
MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General announced Thursday a $10 million settlement with a national marketing firm that helped opioid manufacturers fuel the opioid epidemic. Morrisey said in […]
W.Va. to see another bump in vaccine allotment; Marsh expects production to increase in coming weeks
MORGANTOWN — While it’s still not enough, West Virginia will get extra vaccines next week. Gov. Jim Justice said during his Wednesday COVID-19 briefing that he learned […]
COVID-19, misconceptions about alcohol could lead to increased winter drinking
A recent study conducted by Rehabs.com, a website facilitated by American Addiction Centers, says 50% of West Virginians reported increased alcohol consumption during winter months. Rehabs.com, described […]
Capito recaps GOP meeting with Biden on COVID relief legislation
Morgantown – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V.a. recapped on Tuesday the highlights of the meeting she and nine other senators had with President Biden on Monday regarding […]
Bipartisan Legislation aims to lower costs of diabetes treatment
South Middle School teacher Maggie Reider’s son, Roxy Vasil, was diagnosed with Type I diabetes when he was 6. Each day Vasil would attend school, Reider would […]
100 Preston residents age 80 and older have received second doses
KINGWOOD – Despite the snow and cold, Preston County Health Department Director V. J. Davis said all 100 of those 80 and older who received their first […]
Clay Marsh offers insights on West Virginia’s vaccine successes to congressional panel
MORGANTOWN – COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh testified before a Congressional subcommittee Tuesday on vaccine distribution issues in West Virginia and across the nation. He was one of […]