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Investigators say it’s happening on Cherokee Road Thursday afternoon.

The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department has started contact tracing and identifying people that these individuals may have come in contact with.

Health officials said Thursday that the reported death is a ‘solemn reminder of the seriousness of this disease.’

According to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, an 84-year-old man from Jackson County has passed away from the virus.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has asked separate courts to uphold some of his executive actions to combat COVID-19. In both court filings, the Democratic governor says Kentucky is embroiled in “a life-and-death battle” against the coronavirus.

The governor ordered a 10-day closure of bars in Monongalia County, which includes the West Virginia University campus, after the county emerged as the biggest virus hotspot in the state.

Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin announced that blocks of Capitol and Hale Streets will be closed again this weekend to allow outdoor dining.

Police say they were charged with the felony crime of “intimidating a participant in a legal process”; disorderly conduct, and trespassing.

State Route 7 is shut down in the Tuppers Plains area due to a structure fire, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Ron Williams spends his time picking up trash around Charleston. This is a habit he first started 13 years ago.