West Virginia's ongoing bad COVID-19 numbers sparked Gov. Jim Justice to change how the orange color code will affect schools statewide. He announced on Friday that starting with Saturday's weekly County Alert System map update, schools in counties that turn orange will go all-virtual. As ...
MORGANTOWN -- It was all about the numbers Wednesday. West Virginia's COVID numbers are turning steeply south and Gov. Jim Justice spent a good part of his briefing in coach mode, urging unity and cooperation to reverse the decline. “West Virginia, we are absolutely getting worse by ...
MORGANTOWN -- After 179 days of closure, schools in 46 counties reopened on Tuesday, state Superintendent Clayton Burch announced during the day's COVID-19 briefing from the Capitol. “We've said from the beginning, our children need to be in school.” But Monongalia County – the only ...
Two days after they were allowed to reopen, Gov. Jim Justice has again ordered bars in Morgantown and Monongalia County closed indefinitely – telling WVU students his decision came down to a literal matter of life and death. “Please, kids, we have got to bear down here,” he said in ...
Gov. Jim Justice bellied up to the bar Monday for Monongalia County. He decreed that drinking establishments here would reopen as per his earlier order. Taps will again flow despite a recent surge of coronavirus cases that tipped the county from yellow to orange on the risk-assessment ...
MORGANTOWN -- Monongalia County bars remain on course to reopen on Monday, with expanded outdoor space capabilities, Gov. Jim Justice said Friday. Justice originally closed the bars for 10 days starting July 14 to attempt to curb a local outbreak associated with young adults congregating ...