LAS VEGAS (AP) — As Nevada prepared to start reopening parts of its economy last month, a team of medical experts recommended to Gov. Steve Sisolak that he require people wear masks in public to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. The governor promoted masks but resisted making them ...

By DON BABWIN and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press For many states and counties in the U.S., the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic in April unfolded on their television screens, not on their doorsteps. But now, some places that appeared to have avoided the worst are seeing surges of ...

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Spectators at the Mississippi Capitol broke into cheers and applause Saturday as lawmakers took a big step toward erasing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism ...

WHEELING — With all due respect to Sammy Hagar, drivers on Interstate 70 in Ohio County can’t even drive 45. As traffic continues to increase on local highways with COVID-19 restrictions lifting and the approaching Fourth of July holiday, two local law enforcement agencies are working to ...

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said Friday that he appreciated the work of Dr. Cathy Slemp, the state health officer and commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health, but he had lost confidence in Slemp, causing her to submit her resignation Wednesday. “To tell it straight up like it is, ...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — State Sen. John Unger has seen the effects of COVID-19. A good friend of his, David Sanders, is fighting for his life and is currently in critical condition, using a ventilator as he battles the virus. “I’ve heard people say that it’s a hoax,” Unger said. ...

WHEELING — A person was injured after crashing into an exposed steel beam in the Interstate 70 construction zone after traveling the wrong way through the Wheeling Tunnel early Friday. The vehicle traveled east through the westbound side of the tunnel — which is closed to traffic due to ...

Friday evening, the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department announced five new COVID-19 cases, bringing the county's total since the pandemic's beginning to 85, with one death. Three new cases also were reported in Marshall County, bringing the total there to 46. Seven of those cases are active ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — State education officials have issued three surveys to get community input for reopening schools in the fall. The West Virginia Department of Education put the surveys on its website Thursday. The first survey is meant to gauge the impact of the school closures, ...

LORDSTOWN — Lordstown Motors Corp. debuted a running prototype of its all-electric pickup truck, the Endurance, production of which has been driven back until at least mid-2021 due to work stoppages brought on by the viral outbreak. “I even have to put an asterisk on that, assuming COVID ...

LORDSTOWN — Vice President Mike Pence quipped that Thursday was the first time he was driven onto a stage for an event. “And what a beautiful vehicle to do it in,” said Pence of Lordstown Motors Corp.’s first running prototype of its all-electric Endurance pickup truck. It was with ...

BENWOOD — After spending more than half his life serving Benwood’s city and residents in various capacities, Mayor Ed Kuca Jr. is retiring from public life at the end of the month after serving for 43 years. Kuca, 73, did not seek re-election in this year’s race, with Councilman Walter ...

CHARLESTON — State and national economists believe West Virginia’s financial recovery from the coronavirus business shutdowns will happen, but it will be a slow recovery. On Thursday, the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research held a virtual update on the ...

CHARLESTON (AP) — About 3,600 West Virginians filed for unemployment benefits last week as the state continues to lift coronavirus restrictions, federal data showed Thursday. The state’s weekly jobless aid claims have been falling slightly as businesses have reopened but are still ...

WHEELING — Dust is flying inside and outside Triadelphia Middle School this summer as a nearly $8 million project to expand and renovate the school takes place. Work behind the building is most visible, as the back stairway area leading to the auditorium has been torn way to make room for a ...

LORDSTOWN — “These are going to be trucks that when people see them, they are going to want to buy them.” That’s what Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said after seeing the Endurance, Lordstown Motors Corp.’s all-electric full-size pickup truck at the startup automaker’s plant a day ahead of ...

CHARLESTON — Dr. Cathy Slemp, the state health officer and commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health who helped guide the state’s coronavirus response, resigned Wednesday after being openly criticized by Gov. Jim Justice earlier in the day. In a press release Wednesday afternoon from the ...

CHARLESTON — With a month remaining in the fiscal year, lottery revenues for May continued a slump due to the coronavirus outbreak. According to monthly data released by the West Virginia Lottery Commission, lottery revenues were down by 67 percent in May compared to projections. May brought ...

CHARLESTON - Dr. Cathy Slemp, the state health officer and commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health who helped guide the state's coronavirus response, resigned Wednesday after being openly criticized by Gov. Jim Justice earlier. In a press release Wednesday afternoon from the Governor's ...

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Flicking a dismissive jab at President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a plan Wednesday to expand "Obamacare," even as Trump's administration is about to file arguments in a Supreme Court case to strike it ...