For Donna Talerico and Dr. Lee B. Smith, the summer of late has been an avalanche of good news — and relatively good news. Talerico serves as Monongalia County’s deputy superintendent of schools. Smith is the county’s health officer. Both are referring to COVID and monkeypox in ...
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — State coronavirus czar Dr. Clay Marsh says it’s only a matter of time before the new BA.5 subvariant of COVID-19 appears in West Virginia. “The newest mutant variant in the Omicron family that has now become the dominant variant in the country will ...
by Faye Flam People no longer know what to do about the COVID pandemic. Part of the problem is the very language we use to talk about it. Words such as “breakthrough,” “booster” and even “sick” mean different things to different people — and to experts and the general ...
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice fielded a couple questions on state abortion law Tuesday in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, returning authority to the states. On the day of the ruling he said he wouldn't hesitate to ...
MORGANTOWN – WVU Medicine and Owens & Minor on Monday celebrated the groundbreaking of Owens & Minor's planned 350,000-square-foot “center of excellence” for medical supplies and logistics. WVUM and company officials gathered along with local elected officials and other ...
The gas price situation has become so dire that President Biden has now asked Congress to consider a three-month gas tax holiday. As we’ve said before, a gas tax holiday won’t provide much relief at the pumps. That said, if the federal government suspended its 18 cent tax and the state ...