Dr. Cathy Slemp, the commissioner for the Bureau of Public Health and state health officer who helped guide West Virginia through its initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, resigned from her post Wednesday after Gov. Jim Justice publicly criticized reporting errors at her office during h…

Despite an upward trend in COVID-19 cases and infection rates in the state, Gov. Jim Justice said again Monday that he is not prepared to institute additional measures to curtail the spread of the virus, including mandating wearing face masks in public settings.

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, so does the drug epidemic.

The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority have scheduled a drive-up COVID-19 testing event Monday at the Health Department at 108 Lee St.

Desperate for respirator masks to protect first responders on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight, West Virginia officials turned to a Boone County native.

After at least three individuals in Kanawha County from three separate groups tested positive for COVID-19 this week following trips to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is urging anyone who has recently traveled to the vacation spot to get tested for the…

One week after detailing plans to proceed as scheduled, organizers of the State Fair of West Virginia announced Thursday that they have voted to cancel the 2020 fair.

Alarmed by COVID-19 outbreaks at six churches in six counties around the state, Gov. Jim Justice again called on West Virginians, during Wednesday’s daily coronavirus briefing, to wear face masks and practice social distancing.

I didn’t feel sick Friday, but I got a COVID-19 test anyway.

COVID-19 testing no longer is only for those exhibiting symptoms or at high risk of contracting the virus. It’s for anyone and everyone.

West Virginia will allow “low-contact” outdoor sporting events, including Little League and youth soccer games, starting June 22, and will allow spectators, Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday.

As of Friday, 68 days since the state shuttered schools, there were still about 230 children and teens imprisoned in West Virginia’s 10 juvenile detention centers.

Gov. Jim Justice on Monday announced a rapid acceleration of his multi-week plan to bring West Virginia back online, announcing reopenings of shopping malls, bars, casinos, Limited Video Lottery, museums and other entities between Thursday and June 5.

HARPERS FERRY — The Eastern Panhandle’s longest serving legislator just wants the state to prove him wrong.

Three more children that West Virginia sent to live in out-of-state facilities  have tested positive for COVID-19, the state Department of Health and Human Resources announced Friday.

While restrictions meant to limit the spread of COVID-19 are being rolled back at the state level, advocates for Charleston people experiencing homelessness are preparing for a wave of evictions that could hit residents who are struggling financially in the wake of the pandemic.

Testing has opened up for the public in four communities this weekend in coordination with West Virginia’s minority health advisory group, but black leaders in the Eastern Panhandle are questioning their representation on the team.