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Possible Solutions Offered For Foster Care System Problems

For many years West Virginia has led the nation in foster care rates, with more than 6,000 children currently in state custody. This year, the state legislature formed a work group to identify and address complaints of neglect and ineptitude in the state’s child welfare system. As Emily Rice reports, the work group reported their findings and recommendations to lawmakers this month.

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Staffing Improves At State Run Hospitals

The department that oversees West Virginia’s state-run hospitals announced progress in fully staffing the facilities.

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Vaccines, Bus Drivers And Pumpkins, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we heard about education in the state - from the bus driver shortage, to how a new West Virginia law is helping child literacy. We heard from author Jayne Anne Phillips about her latest novel. We talked to health officials in the state and learned how and where to get vaccines. And we visited the Kenova Pumpkin House as it gets ready for its five night Halloween celebration.

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W.Va. School Bus Driver Shortage: Bus Routes Canceled, Parents Scrambling

Statewide, there’s about 4,000 buses and 2,900 drivers.

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