Spring Gobbler Season To Open On Monday
Hunters are encouraged to introduce someone under 18 years of age to the sport.
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Bills To Support Vulnerable Citizens Pass In The Senate
With the 2026 legislative session winding down, the Senate passed a flurry of bills Wednesday, some of them aimed at helping vulnerable West Virginians.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDepartment Of Human Services Taps New Commissioner For Social Services
Lorie Bragg was named the state's social services commissioner Wednesday. She has held the role in an interim capacity for several months following the most recent office holder's June 2024 departure.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFirst Commissioner For Social Services Transitioning Out Of Role
Jeffrey Pack, the state's first commissioner for social services, is slated to assume a new role with the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services once his successor is in place.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers Hear Updates On DHHR Reorganization
The three appointed secretaries of the new bureaus of the DHHR provided lawmakers with updates on restructuring within the department. Legislation passed in 2023 required the department to be reorganized and split into three agencies after concerns of inefficiencies in the system.
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Teens Moved From Martinsburg Treatment Facility After DHHR Investigation
Teenagers at a Martinsburg-based residential treatment facility were removed after a Department of Health and Human Resources investigation Friday.
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