CHARLESTON — A bill that broadens allowable exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines will go to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice after the House approved the Senate’s version Wednesday evening.
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CHARLESTON — A bill that broadens allowable exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines will go to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice after the House approved the Senate’s version Wednesday evening.
HUNTINGTON — West Virginia’s COVID-19 death toll reached 4,219 on Wednesday, including 2,878 deaths of unvaccinated or partially vaccinated individuals since vaccines became available, a point state coronavirus czar Dr. Clay Marsh drove home during the state COVID-19 briefing.
WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.
A science professor who assisted in the accuracy of chemistry portrayed in the AMC television show “Breaking Bad” will offer a webinar with West Virginia State University on “Chemistry in Hollywood” Friday via Zoom.
HUNTINGTON — Amateur models and designers from throughout West Virginia will be highlighting their unique outfits made from recyclable materials during the 19th annual ReFashion Show — this year at a new venue.
CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Judy MacLeod’s heart was in the right place.
HUNTINGTON -- For Fairland, the Ohio high school football playoffs begin next week, but for Chesapeake, they start Friday.
Marshall senior Darius George saw a broken foot derail the end of his 2020-21 season, but that injury fueled his fire for this season. Now, the trusted 6-foot-7 veteran will return to the '3' for the Herd, which he played upon arrival in 2017.
Christopher Holmes started feeling sick in early June. He went into the hospital with COVID-19 on June 14, and remained there for 80 grueling days.
Iron Saints Athletic Systems owner and trainer Sammy Sebok said moving thousands of pounds in equipment to a new business location wasn’t a bad thing.
“We are growing, and we outgrew our old spot,” he said. “It was time and we needed more space.”
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