MORGANTOWN — The CDC is urging people to avoid holiday travel and limit their Thanksgiving gatherings. Gov. Jim Justice cited West Virginia’s ever-worsening numbers and echoed the […]
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Justice criticizes Morrisey for Facebook post regarding mask mandate enforcement
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice issued a press release Wednesday evening criticizing Attorney General for apparently opposing mask wearing in a Wednesday afternoon Facebook post. “I was […]
Justice: No shutdowns planned; and no special session to enact mask mandate penalties, but open to idea
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice once again took a chunk of time Wednesday to defend his expanded mask order and clarify his plans. He also ruled out, […]
Justice defends expanded mask mandate as ‘rabble rousers’ complain constitutional freedoms are constrained
MORGANTOWN — A frustrated and fired-up governor spent a good chunk of his Monday COVID-19 briefing responding to weekend attacks on his enhanced mask mandate. “It is […]
Justice tightens mask mandate, suspends winter sports and more as COVID worsens
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced on Friday a series of new restrictions in response to the ever-worsening COVID-19 pandemic. First up, effective Saturday, he’s tightening the […]
Postcast 45 – November 13, 2020
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Justice declines to acknowledge Biden as president-elect; awaits completion of contested results
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday said he doesn’t yet acknowledge that former Vice-President Joe Biden is president-elect. The statement came in reply to a question […]
New WV COVID cases reach all-time high; CDC updates mask guidance
MORGANTOWN — Wednesday saw a state all-time high for new COVID-19 cases. On the positive side, the CDC updated its mask guidance on Tuesday to say masks […]
COVID death toll jumps to 530 as DHHR uncovers 27 incorrectly reported deaths
MORGANTOWN — Anyone opening the Department of Health and Human Resources coronavirus dashboard during the better part of Monday would have seen the death toll at 502. […]
Amid consternation over school sports, Justice and team decide to stick with county maps as pandemic worsens
MORGANTOWN — “The pandemic is accelerating,” COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh said Friday. In the midst of that, Gov. Jim Justice said Friday he and leadership team have […]