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State Health Officials Stress Flu Shots

State Health Officials Stress Flu Shots

West Virginia health officials say flu season has arrived. State health officer Dr. Rahul Gupta and state schools Superintendent Michael Martirano attended an event Monday in Charleston where they encouraged parents to have their...

Miners Look for Jobs With New Company

Miners Look for Jobs With New Company

Hundreds of former Patriot Coal miners met with Kentucky-based Blackhawk Mining officials Monday at the Charleston Civic Center in hopes of getting jobs with the company. Blackhawk is in the process of buying out...

WV Improves Insurance Enrollment Numbers

WV Improves Insurance Enrollment Numbers

West Virginia has significantly reduced the number of residents without insurance. The Gazette-Mail reports that Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell told advocates at the University of Charleston on Friday that West Virginia is one of...

Debate Continues on Greyhound Racing’s Future

Debate Continues on Greyhound Racing’s Future

A group of stakeholders is outlining a series of measures it says will aid West Virginia’s struggling greyhound racing industry. The report includes recommendations like allowing advanced deposit wagering so wagers can be placed...

Alleged Cocaine Maker to Stay in Jail

Alleged Cocaine Maker to Stay in Jail

A St. Albans man facing drug charges will have to stay in jail. Christopher Ayash is charged with manufacturing cocaine inside a clandestine lab at his home, and a judge ruled this week that...

Morrissey Hire Quits

Morrissey Hire Quits

A political operative hired by West Virginia’s attorney general has quit, saying his hiring had become a distraction. Lance James Henderson’s resignation as Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s deputy chief of staff came after a...

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