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CHARLESTON, WV - I was a bit put off when Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Tuesday that she couldn't wait to confirm her son, former state legislator Moore Capito, and another lawyer, Matthew Harvey, to the two U.S. Attorney positions in West Virginia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday would go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits from immigrants with legal status.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - On Tuesday, July 1, the U.S. Senate officially passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, sending it back to the U.S. House of Representatives.

CHARLESTON, WV - Following Tuesday’s passage of the Budget Reconciliation Bill, aka the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” in the U.S. Senate, the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) is warning that multiple West Virginia hospitals could close if the bill passes the House as well.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Board of Education has retained outside counsel to represent it in a lawsuit over the state’s school vaccination policy.

CHARLESTON, WV - Emergency rooms in West Virginia are overwhelmed with patients.

PETERSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Grant Memorial Hospital (GMH) is moving forward with another service expansion to meet the growing healthcare needs of the region.

CHARLESTON, WV - I worked underground in the mines for 20 years, starting in 1977.

HUNTINGTON, WV - The COVID-19 era in Cabell County is officially over.

CHARLESTON, WV - In light of a decision issued by the United States Supreme Court earlier this month, the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will now reconsider a case initially settled last year in which the court ruled it was discriminatory for states to ban individuals with government-sponsored health insurance from using that coverage for gender-affirming care.

PARKERSBURG, WV - Summer time is a great time to enjoy the outdoors, especially for kids when they are not in school for a few months.

CHARLESTON, WV - As members of the U.S. Senate continued to consider amendments to the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” healthcare officials in West Virginia continued to warn about the potential effects.

MORGANTOWN, WV - While arthritis is most commonly associated with adults and older individuals, the disease affects an estimated 300,000 children across the United States.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health's Bureau for Public Health has issued a public health alert after a confirmed case of measles potentially exposed travelers at Washington Dulles International Airport on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

CHARLESTON, WV - While more people are living with HIV than ever before, medications and treatments to effectively fight the infection are also more accessible than ever.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) recently released its 2024 Health Care Workforce Report, providing a comprehensive look at the current hospital workforce landscape in the state.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Nicholas, Randolph, and Tucker counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.

BUCKHANNON, WV - One rising high school senior will be getting a full-ride to West Virginia Wesleyan College when she graduates.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - When five dead infants retrieved from a Washington, D.C., abortion facility were found in anti-abortion activist Lauren Handy’s townhome, their deaths raised questions about abortion procedures.

CHARLESTON, WV - To marry an old idiom to modern jargon, “can’t see the forest for the trees” is a bandwidth problem.

CHARLESTON, WV - Senator Shelley Moore Capito anticipates a vote on the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” will be bumped after a parliamentarian ruled against key Medicaid provisions.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Temperatures across the Mountain State have consistently exceeded 90 degrees over the past week, and WVU Medicine officials are urging residents to take proactive steps to avoid heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke.

CHARLESTON, WV - Governor Patrick Morrisey continues to double down on his opposition to the West Virginia state law requiring all children entering school for the first time to show proof of immunization.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia judge assigned to hear a mother’s vaccination lawsuit against the state school board has recused himself from the case, saying he wanted to avoid any conflict or impropriety.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health’s Mon Health Cancer Center proudly welcomes Filip Ionescu, MD, to its oncology team

CHARLESTON, WV - With a vote to proceed towards consideration of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” as soon as Friday, the committee chaired by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito released updated legislative text after the Senate parliamentarian objected to earlier provisions.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Marshall Health Network – HIMG laboratory has received reaccreditation by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), the regulatory body that ensures the quality and accuracy of clinical laboratory testing.

CHARLESTON, WV - More than 20 West Virginia organizations wrote to senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, urging them to reject the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that would limit access to Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

CHARLESTON, WV - The number of Americans dying from heat-related cardiovascular disease is rising substantially.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) announced that a delegation of hospital CEOs from across the Mountain State traveled to Washington, D.C., on June 24 to meet with the State’s congressional members to advocate for the preservation of essential Medicaid funding.