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Photo by W.Va. Governor's Office COVID UK Variants keep growing in West Virginia By Charles Boothe | Bluefield Daily Telegraph May 4, 2021 6 hrs ago Gov. Jim Justice said Monday the COVID UK Variants are spreading throughout West Virginia. Photo by W.Va. Governor's Office CHARLESTON — The UK variant of COVID-19 is spreading more rapidly in the state. Dr. Clay Marsh, the state COVID-19 Czar, said Monday during Gov. Jim Justice’s pandemic briefing, that just during the last several days positive UK variant cases in the state ...

Cabell County EMS workers and Huntington Police officers responded to a possible overdose in the 500 block of 6th Avenue on Feb. 2, 2020, in Huntington. The number of overdoses in West Virginia has increased while attention was focused on fighting COVID-19. File photo | The Herald-Dispatch

A McDowell News report On Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy K. Cohen gave an update on the state’s current data, trends and vaccination progress as Wednesday also marks the opening of vaccine eligibility for Group 5. This means anyone 16 years and older who wants a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccination is eligible to get one, according to a news release. “We remain focused on getting people vaccinated as quickly and as equitably as possible and continuing to slow the spread of the virus,” said Cooper. â�...

/ West Virginia expects to receive at least $4 billion in direct federal funding and benefits from the American Rescue Plan that passed the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the broad-sweeping aid package into law Friday. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin met with members of the West Virginia Municipal League (WVML), West Virginia Association of Counties (WVACO) and County Commissioners Association of West Virginia (CCAWV) yesterday to discuss specifics of the legislation. Along with direct funding in the form of direct payments and tax credits, West Virgini...

Stickers nearing expiration Senate committee that would repeal the article creating mandatory state inspections of motor vehicles in West Virginia. Senate Bill 325 is only one sentence long but, if enacted, would end the yearly inspection process required by the state, which has been in place since 1931. West Virginia is one of only 11 states (including Virginia) that still require an annual vehicle inspection. Eight other states require inspections under certain circumstances but not annually or for every vehicle. Two years ago, a bill would have changed the frequency to once every two yea...