Day: March 30, 2020 Archives


MondayMarch 30, 2020

Williamson hospital closing next month

Williamson Memorial Hospital is set to close around April 21.

Justice open to further primary election changes

Gov. Jim Justice told reporters Monday the primary date could change after President Donald Trump extended the social distancing guidelines through April.

Almost Heaven: COVID-19 In West Virginia (Pt. 4)

West Virginia suffered its first coronavirus-related death this week. The 88-year-old Marion County woman died in a Clarksburg hospital on Sunday. Justice officially announced her passing in his March 30 press briefing. At the same briefing, Justice also announced the closure of the Blackwater Falls and Coopers Rock overlook areas, along with all state park

Counties getting creative with school menus with popular ready-made items hard to find

Usually predictable world of child nutrition faces challenges with coronavirus pandemic.

State leaders continue studying testing options

State health care leaders are continuing to study coronavirus test options as the number of cases continues to rise.

NCAA to provide amnesty year for spring sports athletes

Spring sports athletes across the country will get a redo season, while winter sports seniors will not.

Number of positive coronavirus cases increase to 145

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in West Virginia increased by 21 on Monday.

Residents in Ohio County cleaning up the mud following flash flooding

The West Virginia National Guard has two officers there helping with cleanup.

Sundale medical director says next few days critical in recovery of patients with coronavirus

Patients with coronavirus remain separate from other patients.

W.Va. governor: ‘We don’t want people coming across our state lines’

Justice closes state park campgrounds; issues order for people who travel from coronavirus hot spots to quarantine.

City and county parks, playgrounds closing to prevent large gatherings

Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District the latest to act.

Investigators continue to probe Monroe murders, suicide

A family of four is dead, a home is in ashes, and police are trying to answer a lot of questions which may never have answers.

Man jailed in connection with Beckley shooting death

Stanaford man charged with first degree murder.

Best matchups in each week of the 2020 H.S. football season

A week-by-week look at some of the best matchups in the upcoming H.S. football season

Metronews This Morning 3-30-20

A grisly case in Monroe County believed to be three murders and a suicide–including two small children. West Virginia records its first Covid 19 death as positive cases climb, but not at the rate many had feared. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito explains more about what to expect from the recently passed Covid 19 stimulus

Mail-in ballots could slow tabulations on election night

Coronavirus opens door for all voters to vote by mail.