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W.Va. To Begin Offering Care In-State For Foster Children Treated Out Of State
As many as 400 children in West Virginia's foster care system have been placed out of state for treatment not available in state. The state plans to renovate facilities to bring those children back.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsInvestments In Old Coal, New Gas Power Plants Announced
Appalachian Power will spend $17 billion to construct three new natural gas-fired power plants across the state, and $7.5 billion to upgrade its West Virginia coal-fired power plants.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCrews Work To Contain 'Record' Fire At Cacapon State Park
A fire that's been burning in Cacapon State Park since Monday has burned up to 300 acres and is the largest blaze on record in Morgan County.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGoogle To Help Upgrade Homes For Energy Efficiency
Google announced plans Thursday to send $10 million from the Energy Impact Program to the West Virginia Office of Energy to help lower energy bills by making homes and community buildings more energy efficient.
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Report: Closed Republican Primary May Have Led To Poor Voter Turnout
Secretary of State Kris Warner said that primary election turnout this year was the lowest in 12 years. He blamed that partly on confusion at the polls.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News‘Us & Them’ Encore Explores News Deserts, This West Virginia Morning
More than 1,600 counties in the U.S. are so-called news deserts - places with limited options for local news. Most of West Virginia’s 55 counties fall into that category. In this encore episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay visits one online startup in Greenbrier County that’s bucking the trend.
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