WorkForce West Virginia is awaiting word from the U.S. Department of Labor on extension of unemployment benefits signed into law by President Trump Sunday. “While we wait on additional federal guidance, I have directed WorkForce West Virginia to be prepared to respond as quickly as ...
Two-thirds of the nursing homes and personal care facilities in the U.S. may not be in operation much longer because of the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a national survey by two trade associations found. The survey done recently done by the Health Care Association and the ...
Teachers’ associations are not happy with governor’s decision Gov. Jim Justice’s plan to get students back in classrooms three weeks from now isn’t making the grade with the state’s two unions for teachers and other school employees. Justice said Wednesday he’ll reopen all ...
MORGANTOWN -- Monongalia County Commissioner Ed Hawkins said “thank you” to a long list of people on Wednesday. But he didn’t say goodbye. Hawkins, who has served as the body’s president for the past year, gaveled the final meeting of 2020 to a close, and in so doing ...
Vaccine program for age 80 and up begins Big changes for the schools and an aggressive vaccination program for seniors topped the news coming from the governor's Wednesday COVID-19 briefing. Starting Jan. 19, all elementary and middle schools in the state, no matter their map color, ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that the winter sports start date will be pushed back to March 1, a move coming less than two weeks before his original postponed date of Jan. 11. Winter sports – basketball, wrestling and swim – were set to ...