Monongalia County students will stay on remote learning through Feb. 12. That was the call of the county BOE on Tuesday night, which voted unanimously for that state, saying COVID-19 […]
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BOE votes to delay getting back in class
KINGWOOD — Preston County students will continue remote learning until Feb. 8, when the county board of education will re-evaluate a return to in-person learning. The board made the 4-1 […]
University preps for Jan. 19 return
On-campus students need to be tested for COVID-19 by Saturday All students who will be on West Virginia University’s Morgantown campus for the spring semester are required to be tested […]
DHHR adds vaccine info to coronavirus dashboard; Justice touts state progress during CNBC interview
MORGANTOWN — The Department of Health and Human Resources launched a new vaccine information tab on its coronavirus dashboard Monday. The Vaccine Summary tab – it can be found at […]
WVU-Baylor men’s basketball game scheduled for Tuesday postponed
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Big 12 announced Monday the West Virginia men’s basketball game at Baylor scheduled for 9 p.m. Tuesday was postponed in accordance with the conference’s game interruption […]
Pandemic protocols put strain on mourning families, funeral homes
Jane Michael has not yet grieved for her sister, Bertie Oliver, who died of COVID-19 Dec. 28 in Elizabethtown, Ky. She was 92. “I am the last remaining sister of […]
Doc talks vaccine, pregnancy
OB/GYN gives insight into safety precautions, risks WVU Medicine Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant patients have been advised to be extra vigilant about safety precautions, including washing […]
How local prisons are coping with the ongoing pandemic
As the pandemic continues to affect inmates and workers at U.S. Bureau of Prisons facilities in Preston and Monongalia counties, staff at both are coping without additional manpower or compensation. […]
Answers to your COVID questions
This is the first in a four-part series of FAQs provided by WVU Medicine. Because of length, we are publishing the questions and answers in four parts. Part 2 is […]
On the front line
Meet some of the health care workers fighting against virus The numbers are not pretty at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, WVU Medicine’s flagship hospital. Since the start of COVID-19 last […]
