MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice held a brief COVID-19 press conference Friday morning, shortened to accommodate another press conference at noon to announce statewide funding for broadband. […]
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‘As they’re being intubated, they still don’t believe it’
by Michael Ryan Our friends in health care have seen plenty to impale the heart in this COVID-19 pandemic, but nothing more tragic than this: the sight […]
W.Va.’s new COVID milestone: Deaths from disease top 3,000
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia marked a sad milestone Thursday as COVID-19 deaths topped 3,000 in the state — at 3,0001. With the more infectious, deadlier Delta variant […]
State sees more than 1,000 new COVID cases over the weekend
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s active COVID cases soared over the weekend, climbing from 3,372 Friday to 4,010 Monday morning. That figure doesn’t tell the whole story because […]
Death and Religion
WVU Today Sunday church service in Amish country is more than just belting out hymns, reading Bible passages and returning home an hour later to catch a […]
Unreported COVID-19 deaths reduced to 165
Gov. Jim Justice provided an update during Friday’s COVID-19 press briefing on the number of unreported COVID-19-related deaths, announcing additional information reduced the number from 168 to […]
Justice angered that 168 COVID-19 deaths went unreported
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday 70 health care facilities in West Virginia in 30 counties failed to report 168 COVID-19-related deaths in a timely fashion, […]