Whimsical Phenomenon Promises To Attract Tourists To Huntington
A giant troll made of scraps and trash has been commissioned by Huntington-area economic developers as a way to increase tourism.
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W.Va. Gender-Affirming Surgery Case Kicked Back To Lower Court
The Supreme Court vacated a decision by the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year that the state’s exclusion of gender-affirming surgery under Medicaid violated federal law.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsElkins Foster Care Facility To Close, While More Youth Enter State Care
The number of West Virginia children in state care spiked to more than 6,000 this month. As the state struggles with a shortage of licensed foster homes, one residential facility will close by the end of the year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers Hear Updates On DHHR Reorganization
The re-organization of the DHHR, as directed by lawmakers in 2023, is going well, with a few hiccups, Department of Health Secretary Sherri Young told a legislative committee on Tuesday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsExpert: W.Va.’s Drug Epidemic Is Holding Back Its Economy And Hurting Its Children
A senior policy advisor to the Legislature presented a sobering picture of West Virginia's drug epidemic on Monday.
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Attorneys Suing W.Va. Foster Care Oppose Summary Judgment
Attorneys suing West Virginia for its alleged treatment of children in foster care say the Department of Human Services should not be granted the summary judgment it requested.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDoHS Seeks To Avoid Trial In Foster Care Lawsuit
The Department of Human Services has asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to decide a foster care lawsuit on a summary judgment.
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