Dec 31, 2020
CHARLESTON (AP) — A list of the top 10 stories in West Virginia in 2020 as voted on by Associated Press member broadcasters and newspapers.
1. West Virginia is the last state to report a positive coronavirus case. Despite a mask mandate from Gov. Jim Justice, the pandemic would eventually take a heavy toll and wreak havoc on the education system.
2. A former nursing assistant admits to intentionally killing seven patients with fatal doses of insulin at a Clarksburg veterans hospital.
3. Justice forces out Dr. Cathy Slemp, the state’s public health leader, after complaining about discrepancies in the number of active cases and accusing Slemp of not doing her job.