Governor Jim Justice announced the arrival of COVID-19 omicron variant boosters to the state after the CDC announced approval of the shot for those ages 12 and older. The governor said administration of the shots will begin immediately and will follow the same guidelines as in the ...
In typical Jim Justice fashion, the governor threw out a half-baked answer to a serious question about flood prevention during his anything-but-COVID briefing Aug. 23: “West Virginia needs to build lakes,” he said, “lots of them.” Lakes can and do help with flood control and ...
MORGANTOWN — Seattle-based Pure Watercraft will begin making electric pontoon boats at a revitalized former steel plant in Brooke County in the Northern Panhandle. Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael made the announcement Wednesday afternoon during the West Virginia Chamber ...
MORGANTOWN – Active COVID cases and hospital numbers are dipping slightly but Gov. Jim Justice and his team warned that West Virginia is not over the hump yet. The state has just seen a round of fairs and festivals, and kids are back in school, Justice said. “The odds of this thing ...
MORGANTOWN — The omicron booster and lake-building were the primary themes of Tuesday's COVID briefing, but Gov. Jim Justice opened on a tragic note. Among the 23 new COVID-related deaths Justice read was a 13-year-old girl from Nicholas County. “This is the youngest COVID death that ...
MORGANTOWN — Republican state Senators are hopeful that voters will approve Amendment 2 in November and set the Senate GOP tax reduction plan in motion. Four proposed amendments to the state Constitution will be on the ballot. Amendment 2 is called the Property Tax Modernization ...