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 five state health officials to answer questions – during a virtual meeting – from member of the U.S. House ...
While some Monongalia County teachers are readying for their second doses of the Moderna vaccine this week, the coronavirus is still at work in the district. The most recent diagnosis is a student at Cheat Lake Elementary School, Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. said Tuesday. No ...
On its website Monday afternoon, Monongalia County Schools reported positive coronavirus cases among 17 of its students, citing numbers from last week. Three employees also tested positive. Add that to the 259 students who have had to go into quarantine as a result, with seven more ...
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito have again teamed with other senators to reintroduce the COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act. The bill would direct the U.S. Secretary of Labor to issue an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that requires mine ...
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was among a group of 10 GOP senators meeting with President Joe Biden Monday to propose an alternative COVID-19 relief package. Gov. Jim Justice on Monday morning, though, spoke in favor of the more-expensive Biden plan. The most ...
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia's COVID-19 numbers keep getting better and the state budget continues to thrive. Gov. Jim Justice said during his Monday briefing that the state has seen its active COVID cases decline for 16 straight days. From a peak of 29,257 on Jan. 10, the number was ...