A federal agency is investigating how West Virginia treats its intellectually disabled population. The state’s secretary of Health and Human Resources says the agency is cooperating, and lawmakers Tuesday heard concerns about the state’s institutionalization practices. West ...
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl refuse to consider their loved one’s death an overdose. Several appeared alongside West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Monday and explained what happened to their family members was not an overdose, ...
The USDA Rural Development West Virginia office welcomed Travis Wilfong as an associate enterprise director to the state Rural Development team. Wilfong comes to USDA Rural Development from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service West Virginia office, where he served as the ...
Gov. Jim Justice announced Tuesday that he appointed Frank Foster as the new director of the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training. He fills the position vacated by the retirement of Eugene White. Current Acting Director McKennis “Kenny” Browning will become deputy ...
BY MIKE NOLTING The race for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Joe Manchin could set the field for other races, possibly even the office of President of the United States. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” director of the Fairmont State University National ...
Following an emergency declaration for West Virginia’s prisons and jails, staffing continues to be a challenge. Sen. Charles Clements, R-Wetzel, asked about the situation Tuesday during legislative interim meetings. “How’s the staffing going at these jails?” Clements asked. The ...