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Youth in West Virginia ages 12-15 may soon have access to the Pfizer vaccine. The company is waiting on the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve the use of its vaccine in this age group.

The last county school systems in West Virginia that did not implement in-person instruction have accepted a mandate passed by the state Board of Education. The ruling requires some in-person instruction for grades K-8 regardless of the color on the state’s COVID-19 risk map.

On this West Virginia Morning, people age 65 and older are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine in West Virginia. We share the latest on vaccine distribution and other state news updates. Also, we have a conversation with an author who photographs abandoned and forgotten places.

On this West Virginia Morning, we look back to September, when a Black Lives Matter rally turned hostile after white supremacists showed up. Also, in this show, we hear updates on schools, vaccine distribution and statehouse news.

The West Virginia Department of Education announced that four counties, Doddridge, Harrison, Mingo and Upshur, will be remote learning-only for the week of Oct. 11. State officials rolled out updated data Saturday, Oct. 10 at 5 p.m.

The West Virginia Department of Education announced Saturday that nine counties will begin with only remote learning for the week of Sept. 6 through 12.…

School superintendents in three counties with especially high numbers of COVID-19 cases are forgoing an offer from the governor to test all of their…

On this West Virginia Morning, we look at politics, opioid overdose prevention, the pandemic, and of course, school.Since the pandemic began overdoses…

A coalition of teachers and public school advocates are asking for West Virginia schools to start remotely for the first 14 days with in-person…

Updated on Aug. 12, 2020 at 9:50 a.m. All of West Virginia’s higher education institutions have varying return-to-campus plans in place for the fall 2020…