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W.Va. Father Celebrates Release Of Son Captured In Venezuela

The son of a West Virginia man was released from captivity in Venezuela over the weekend.

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Local Healthcare Advocates Ask U.S. Senators To Reject RFK Jr.’s Nomination

Local health care advocates asked Senator Shelley Moore Capito and incoming Senator Jim Justice to vote against President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services, RFK Jr.

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Election Results and Drought Conditions, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, Jim Justice, the state’s two-term Republican governor, won a decisive victory in the race for the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s general election. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia’s three-term attorney general, won the ...

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Health & Science Emily Rice,

Will The New Silica Dust Standard Rule Be Implemented?

Before a new MSHA rule to limit miner's exposure to silica dust could take full effect, opponents threw up a new roadblock.

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Capito Teams Up With Halle Berry To Talk Menopause

Actress Halle Berry visited Charleston to discuss federal legislation that would expand research and training on treating menopause.

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Health & Science Emily Rice,

New Federal Law Aims To Study And Treat Parkinson’s Disease

A bill to create a federal plan to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease, introduced by Senator Shelley Moore Capito, became law last week.

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