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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Nearly 36,000 claims for unemployment were filed during the first eight days of April, according to WorkForce West Virginia, the agency that oversees the state’s unemployment insurance program.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Three more patients at the Eastbrook Center nursing facility in Charleston tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases tied to the building to eight.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday announced West Virginia's municipalities could hold their elections on June 9, the same day as West Virginia primary.

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FAIRMONT, W.Va. - WVU Medicine has completed its application to move in to Fairmont Regional Medical Center, and it is currently under review by the West Virginia Health Care Authority.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia officials provided the first detailed glimpse of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the state during Thursday’s coronavirus briefing.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Additional investments in telehealth development across the United States were being implemented as part of the federal CARES Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Thomas Health is set to use Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston as a surge facility in the event of a dramatic increase of coronavirus cases.

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