CHARLESTON — Under legislation proposed by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, employers who require COVID-19 vaccines for their workers would be required to allow for religious and medical exemptions to that mandate.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia is on pace to eclipse 4,000 COVID-19 deaths as early as Tuesday, with 72% of those deaths occurring after vaccines became readily available, data from the state Department of Health and Human Resources shows.

HUNTINGTON — Ohio youth and young adults ages 25 and younger can register for the Ohio Vax-2-School incentive program, which offers a chance to win one of 150 $10,000 scholarships or one of five $100,000 grand-prize scholarships, according to a news release.

HUNTINGTON — The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in West Virginia continued its march toward 4,000 on Wednesday as 65 new virus-related deaths were reported in the state.

HUNTINGTON — The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in West Virginia continued its march toward 4,000 on Wednesday as 65 new virus-related deaths were reported in the state.

HUNTINGTON — This year’s Christmas parade in Huntington has been canceled.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear recommended Monday that Kentucky use $400 million in federal pandemic relief assistance to provide bonuses next year for beleaguered health-care staff and other frontline workers who provided essential services during the COVID-19 outbreak.

LEWISBURG — In Edith’s Health and Specialty Store, Agatha Ubaldi, 87, and her husband surveyed a rack of supplements and vitamins Wednesday.

As Congress considered a massive COVID-19 relief package earlier this year, hundreds of mayors from across the U.S. pleaded for “immediate action” on billions of dollars targeted to shore up their finances and revive their communities.

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Another Kentucky public school employee died of COVID-19 this past week, bringing the total to at least 49, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.

CHARLESTON — Vaccination rates among young adults in West Virginia are lagging as COVID-19 cases are ticking back up.

MINNEAPOLIS — A decline in COVID-19 cases across the United States over the past several weeks has given overwhelmed hospitals some relief, but administrators are bracing for yet another possible surge as cold weather drives people indoors.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio doubled the amount of money for its new Vax-to-College program Friday to $2 million and plans to expand the age range to include children 5 years and older once the vaccine is authorized for them at the end of the month.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentuckians can now tap into the state's COVID-19 website to help them search for health care facilities that provide monoclonal antibody treatment.

WASHINGTON — Drugmaker Merck said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Pointing to a decline in coronavirus-related hospitalizations, Kentucky officials are hoping the new month will be much better than September, when the delta variant pummeled the state.

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported Tuesday there are currently 13,542 active COVID-19 cases statewide, and 10 new deaths attributed to COVID-19.

CHARLESTON — With hospitalizations of fully vaccinated West Virginians creeping up over the weekend, state officials on Monday urged eligible residents to get their Pfizer vaccine booster shots.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky has expanded its COVID-19 booster shot guidelines to recommend that individuals 65 and older, long-term care residents and people with medical conditions that increase their risk of severe coronavirus infection should receive a third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna va…

HUNTINGTON — Guidelines have been issued for COVID-19 vaccine providers in Ohio that can administer booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

CHARLESTON — As more fully vaccinated people become hospitalized in West Virginia because of COVID-19, Gov. Jim Justice and state health officials touted the federal government’s approval of Pfizer booster shots for at-risk people handed down this week.

CHARLESTON — The Autumn Colors Express, the popular fall excursion train of vintage passenger rail cars operating between Huntington, Charleston and Hinton, won’t be running next month as scheduled.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The coronavirus claimed 52 more lives in Kentucky as the governor warned Wednesday that the virus is hitting younger people harder than at any other time during the public health crisis.

CHARLESTON — On a day when West Virginia reached another grim COVID-19 milestone, officials disclosed Wednesday that the state’s vaccination rate — already the lowest in the nation — is actually considerably lower than was thought.

CHARLESTON — With trends indicating that the current surge of COVID-19 cases may be peaking — but with COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU visits, and deaths projected to continue to climb for at least two and as long as six weeks — state officials Monday announced a plan to assist hospitals arou…

HUNTINGTON — More than 1,600 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in West Virginia on Sunday as the pandemic continues to ravage the state.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s world-leading rate of new COVID-19 cases is forcing weary health care staffers to make difficult decisions on who gets treated with available intensive-care beds dwindling.

CHARLESTON — As the delta variant continues to rage in West Virginia, the number of COVID-19 cases rose to a new high Friday, taking the number of hospitalizations with it, state officials said.

HUNTINGTON — Six Cabell and Wayne county residents were among the 57 new COVID-19 deaths reported in West Virginia on Friday.

HUNTINGTON — Ashland doctors implored Kentuckians to get the vaccine Thursday as they shared their firsthand experiences of battling the pandemic.

CHARLESTON — Despite encouragement from West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to move forward, concerns were raised about the safety of Bridge Day returning in 2021, bringing with it tens of thousands of visitors to Fayette County.

HUNTINGTON — Three Cabell County residents were among the 35 virus-related deaths reported in West Virginia on Wednesday.

HUNTINGTON — As part of a federal grant program, the city of Huntington has been awarded over $4.6 million to be used for costs related to the Mountain Health Arena.