MORGANTOWN – West Virginia’s legislative leaders described their goals for the 2022 session – which starts Jan. 12 – during Friday’s West Virginia Press Association Legislative Lookahead. With the pandemic […]
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Leadership Marion members get a look at revitalized Fairmont Medical Center
FAIRMONT – Leadership Marion devoted its monthly visit to an area business to look at WVU Medicine’s Fairmont Medical Center Thursday morning. The group, through the Marion Chamber of Commerce, […]
U.S. Attorney Willian Ihlenfeld aims to tackle fentanyl trafficking in new role as chair of HIDTA executive board
MORGANTOWN – William Ihlenfeld, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, has been elected to chair the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Executive Board. HIDTA is […]
Justice: State will seek CDC OK to offer second Pfizer booster to certain residents
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia is seeking CDC permission to offer a second Pfizer booster shot to certain residents, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday. The second booster — also called a […]
With omicron growing, Justice urges West Virginians: ‘We’re not going to become numb’
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice took a slightly different twist in his Tuesday COVID briefing, addressing the burnout and seeming complacence among the populace even as a delta-omicron surge grows. […]
FDA OKs Pfizer booster for ages 12-15, shortens booster window to 5 months
MORGANTOWN – The FDA took three steps Monday to make Pfizer COVID vaccine boosters more widely available. It expanded the booster age to include children ages 12-15. It reduced the […]
Hospitalization data, preventative measures discussed in final press conference of the year
Gov. Jim Justice and his advisers held the last COVID-19 press conference of 2021 Thursday morning, presenting a concerning outlook for the Mountain State entering 2022, with both omicron and […]
Out with the bad air: Mon Schools discusses COVID guidance in its buildings for new year
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County’s school district wants to clear the air for 2022. Or at least help students and teachers coexist with it better during these pandemic days. The district […]
Senior Mons hosts COVID vaccine, booster clinic today
Newsroom@DominionPost.com COVID- 19 is not going away any time soon. Medical professionals are stressing the importance of continuing to protect yourself and your loved ones. One way to do this […]
COVID advisors raise the alarm for omicron’s impact on youth
Governor Jim Justice and his pandemic advisors raised early alarms of the impact an impending omicron variant surge could have on West Virginians, particularly if younger citizens don’t increase their […]
