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 […]
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COVID death toll jumps to 530 as DHHR uncovers 27 incorrectly reported deaths
MORGANTOWN — Anyone opening the Department of Health and Human Resources coronavirus dashboard during the better part of Monday would have seen the death toll at 502. […]
Amid consternation over school sports, Justice and team decide to stick with county maps as pandemic worsens
MORGANTOWN — “The pandemic is accelerating,” COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh said Friday. In the midst of that, Gov. Jim Justice said Friday he and leadership team have […]
COVID cumulative rate hits 2.97%; Justice expects no shutdowns if it hits 3% benchmark
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s cumulative positive COVID-19 rate reached 2.97% Wednesday, just shy of the benchmark Gov. Jim Justice has said could trigger resumption of some preventative […]
Jim Justice wins re-election
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice won re-election, this time as a Republican. The Associated Press and other media organizations such as Fox News made the call right […]
Justice would like to see 12,000 per day get tested; it would cost $1.2 million per day
MORGANTOWN — In case you haven’t heard it before: Get tested. That was once again the refrain at Monday’s COVID-19 briefing from the governor’s office. “Most of […]
Justice, Hardy: October ends with $110.8M surplus and $298M cash on hand
MORGANTOWN — The state will finish the first third of Fiscal Year 2021 with an estimated $110.8 million surplus and $298 million cash on hand, Gov. Jim […]
Justice extends expanded COVID-19 testing into gold counties as numbers keep rising
MORGANTOWN — Testing, testing, testing. That was the repeated message of Friday’s COVID-19 briefing from the governor’s office. Justice said he’s ordered the National Guard to add […]
Justice, Morrisey announce $101.35 million settlement in asphalt antitrust case
MORGANTOWN — A 2107 state antitrust suit against asphalt companies has yielded a $101.35 million settlement, Gov. Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Friday. It’s […]
Justice urges overtaxed health departments to reach out for help; urges residents to keep doing the right things as numbers rise
MORGANTOWN — A sudden dip in state COVID-19 cases, tied to a paperwork problem, led Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday to urge county health departments to call […]
