Former West Virginia Nursing Assistant Confesses To Murder Of Veterans At VA Hospital Reta Mays has pleaded guilty to killing several patients. She admitted to injecting the veterans with unneeded insulin which killed them.Heard onFromToggle more optionsReta Mays has pleaded guilty to killing several patients. She admitted to injecting the veterans with unneeded insulin which killed them.NOEL KING, HOST:A woman in West Virginia admits to killing at least seven people at a VA hospital in Clarksburg. She worked there as a nursing assistant. The murders happened in 2017 and 2018, and it...…Former West Virginia Nursing Assistant Confesses To Murder Of Veterans At VA Hospital Reta Mays has pleaded guilty to killing several patients. She admitted to injecting the veterans with unneeded insulin which killed them.Heard onFromToggle more optionsReta Mays has pleaded guilty to killing several patients. She admitted to injecting the veterans with unneeded insulin which killed them.NOEL KING, HOST:A woman in West Virginia admits to killing at least seven people at a VA hospital in Clarksburg. She worked there as a nursing assistant. The murders happened in 2017 and 2018, and it...WW…

West Virginia GOP Lawmaker Was Part Of Insurrection At The Capitol : Capitol Insurrection Updates West Virginia Del. Derrick Evans, sworn in last month, was seen in a since-deleted video entering the building. It is unclear whether Evans will face disciplinary action from fellow state lawmakers.FromSource: Derrick Evans/StoryfulNPRA newly elected member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has been seen in a video as part of the group of pro-Trump rioters who forced their way into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Del. Derrick Evans, a Republican from Wayne County, W.Va., in the November...…West Virginia GOP Lawmaker Was Part Of Insurrection At The Capitol : Capitol Insurrection Updates West Virginia Del. Derrick Evans, sworn in last month, was seen in a since-deleted video entering the building. It is unclear whether Evans will face disciplinary action from fellow state lawmakers.FromSource: Derrick Evans/StoryfulNPRA newly elected member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has been seen in a video as part of the group of pro-Trump rioters who forced their way into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Del. Derrick Evans, a Republican from Wayne County, W.Va., in the November...WW…

© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCoronavirus and COVID-19 News & ResourcesGov. Jim Justice says some West Virginians on unemployment will be able to receive an extra $400 weekly benefit.Because of a congressional stalemate over another coronavirus relief package, an additional benefit of $600 expired on Aug. 1. The following week, President Donald Trump took executive action and called for states to cover $100 of an additional $400 to those on unemployment.The federal portion of West Virginia’s newest...…© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCoronavirus and COVID-19 News & ResourcesGov. Jim Justice says some West Virginians on unemployment will be able to receive an extra $400 weekly benefit.Because of a congressional stalemate over another coronavirus relief package, an additional benefit of $600 expired on Aug. 1. The following week, President Donald Trump took executive action and called for states to cover $100 of an additional $400 to those on unemployment.The federal portion of West Virginia’s newest...WW…

© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCoronavirus and COVID-19 News & ResourcesWest Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has issued an executive order specific to three Eastern Panhandle counties following the discovery of a cluster of confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The governor announced the new regulations in a news release issued Friday evening.  — specific to Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties — limits group gatherings to five people, directs all businesses to require employees to work from home as...…© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCoronavirus and COVID-19 News & ResourcesWest Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has issued an executive order specific to three Eastern Panhandle counties following the discovery of a cluster of confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The governor announced the new regulations in a news release issued Friday evening.  — specific to Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties — limits group gatherings to five people, directs all businesses to require employees to work from home as...WW…

© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsWest Virginia's General Election is Tuesday, November 3. WVPB will be covering the statewide races and offering NPR coverage of the national elections.With cases of the coronavirus expected to spike in West Virginia in the coming weeks, the state will delay its primary election. Gov. Jim Justice made the announcement at a Wednesday virtual news conference.The primary election had been scheduled for May 12. But with public health concerns heightened, Justice announced the...…© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsWest Virginia's General Election is Tuesday, November 3. WVPB will be covering the statewide races and offering NPR coverage of the national elections.With cases of the coronavirus expected to spike in West Virginia in the coming weeks, the state will delay its primary election. Gov. Jim Justice made the announcement at a Wednesday virtual news conference.The primary election had been scheduled for May 12. But with public health concerns heightened, Justice announced the...WW…

© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCoronavirus and COVID-19 News & ResourcesWest Virginia has about a month until coronavirus peaks here. And when it does, about 500 West Virginians — give or take a few hundred — are expected to die, from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Dr. Ali Mokdad, one of the researchers working on the projections, said deaths in the state may be high per capita because West Virginia’s population is high risk. Coronavirus has hit older...…© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCoronavirus and COVID-19 News & ResourcesWest Virginia has about a month until coronavirus peaks here. And when it does, about 500 West Virginians — give or take a few hundred — are expected to die, from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Dr. Ali Mokdad, one of the researchers working on the projections, said deaths in the state may be high per capita because West Virginia’s population is high risk. Coronavirus has hit older...WW…

© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCoronavirus and COVID-19 News & ResourcesThis is a developing story and may be updated. West Virginia’s rates of new coronavirus cases are trending down, and as a result, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has announced a plan to reopen the state’s economy.  The plan, which is expected to roll out over the course of the next three to six weeks, calls for ramping up testing, contact tracing and increasing supplies of protective gear. The plan also includes some guidelines...…© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCoronavirus and COVID-19 News & ResourcesThis is a developing story and may be updated. West Virginia’s rates of new coronavirus cases are trending down, and as a result, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has announced a plan to reopen the state’s economy.  The plan, which is expected to roll out over the course of the next three to six weeks, calls for ramping up testing, contact tracing and increasing supplies of protective gear. The plan also includes some guidelines...WW…

© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCoronavirus and COVID-19 News & ResourcesA federal inmate has tested positive for the coronavirus after being transferred to a facility in West Virginia. The transfer of federal prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic has been increasingly criticized as those facilities have seen outbreaks across the country. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has confirmed that 124 new inmates were transferred on April 28 to the Federal Correctional Institution in Gilmer County. A...…© 2022 West Virginia Public BroadcastingTelling West Virginia's StoryPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsCoronavirus and COVID-19 News & ResourcesA federal inmate has tested positive for the coronavirus after being transferred to a facility in West Virginia. The transfer of federal prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic has been increasingly criticized as those facilities have seen outbreaks across the country. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has confirmed that 124 new inmates were transferred on April 28 to the Federal Correctional Institution in Gilmer County. A...WW…

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he is once again revising the list of COVID-19 “hot spot” counties. Those changes come as state officials relax a stay-at home order and businesses begin to reopen under Justice’s plan.  Justice announced Sunday that Jackson, Kanawha and Ohio counties had been removed from a list of hot spot counties. Counties on the list had more restrictive measures in place due to the high number of cases.  On Monday, Justice also removed Cabell, Wayne and Wood counties from that list — leaving only Berkeley, Harrison, Jefferson, Marion and Monongalia....…West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he is once again revising the list of COVID-19 “hot spot” counties. Those changes come as state officials relax a stay-at home order and businesses begin to reopen under Justice’s plan.  Justice announced Sunday that Jackson, Kanawha and Ohio counties had been removed from a list of hot spot counties. Counties on the list had more restrictive measures in place due to the high number of cases.  On Monday, Justice also removed Cabell, Wayne and Wood counties from that list — leaving only Berkeley, Harrison, Jefferson, Marion and Monongalia....WW…