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West Virginia’s first Certified CIT Trainers to enhance emergency response for mental health crises
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — West Virginia’s first certified trainers of CIT, Crisis Intervention Team, are excited to work alongside emergency organizations throughout the area. Individuals a part of CIT specialize in mental health and substance abuse. This training allows them to better equip 911 dispatchers and first responders to help people experiencing those […]
Patrick Morrisey talks goals for West Virginia if he becomes governor
While at the Republican National Convention, frontrunner for West Virginia governor and current Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) summarized some of his goals for the next four years, if he wins during the general election in November.
Glen Lyn Appalachian Coal Power Plant to undergo reuse study
GLEN LYN, Va. – A grant for a reuse study has been given to Giles County to see how they can repurpose the old Glen Lyn Appalachian Coal Power Plant building. The coal power plant has been part of the Giles County community for over 100 years and now officials want to repurpose the old building.
How the recent rainfall has impacted local farms
COOL RIDGE, WV (WVNS) — After weeks of drought, several areas have finally received some meaningful rainfall. However, has it been enough to positively impact local farms? Keith Richmond, County Executive Director for the Raleigh County Farm Service Agency, brought out a soil probe to Okes Family Farm in Cool Ridge to see just how […]
Natalie Cochran now being held at SRJ after removal from federal custody
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – In the latest development in the ongoing murder case involving Natalie Cochran, it has been confirmed that the former pharmacist is now being held at Southern Regional Jail. Raleigh County Prosecutor, Ben Hatfield tells LOOTPRESS that Cochran was removed from federal custody as a means of circumventing issues stemming from the […]
Man arrested after holding gun to ex-girlfriend’s head in Beckley
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man was arrested after he pulled a gun on his ex-girlfriend as she walked out of her apartment and then followed her to a Sheetz in Beckley. According to a criminal complaint, the victim reported that the incident began when she stepped out of her residence on Mason Street on […]
Ohio child who had four surgeries in a week gets life saved by a West Virginia nurse after she discovered something deeper needed to be addressed
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — For Wheeling’s golfers, the Kalkreuth Amateur Golf Championship is a day to get on the green and practice their swing. But for the pediatric patients at Easterseals, the money it raises means a chance for their young lives to blossom. Six months ago, a child now bouncing on a ball and […]
Pulaski joins fight against foster care crisis with CarePortal
PULASKI, Va. (WDBJ) - Neighbors helping neighbors. It’s the key to building a strong community. “What CarePortal really does is it models what we should be doing. It models an attitude of service . . . So recipients are blessed, responders are blessed, the community is blessed,” said Natalie Handy with Health Connect America. “And that’s what we want.”
West Virginia delegate says “it’s time for Biden to withdraw from the Presidential race”
A West Virginia delegate has said "it's time" for President Joe Biden withdraw from the Presidential race. Delegate Kayla Young, a Democrat from Kanawha County, posted on her social media a statement saying the national Democratic Party is on the wrong path.
Federal appeals court refuses to lift order blocking Biden administration’s Title IX rule
A federal appeals court refused to lift a judge’s order to temporarily halt the Biden administration’s Title IX rule. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal district judge’s preliminary injunction, blocking the new Title IX rule in six states: Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. “As we see it, the […]
Advocates want tobacco prevention, cessation funding on the agenda for WV special session
A coalition of health care organizations is again calling on West Virginia leaders to increase state funding for tobacco prevention. In a letter Wednesday, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, along with the West Virginia Dental Association, West Virginia Hospital Association and the West Virginia State Medical Association asked Gov. Jim Justice to include […] The post Advocates want tobacco prevention, cessation funding on the agenda for WV special session appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
B-State Emerges from Critical Higher Learning Commission Report
Bluefield, WV – Bluefield State University officials received confirmation that corrective steps they have taken, address the concerns from a critical report last year from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The confirmation came in a formal notification of action taken by the HLC Board of Trustees, and grants BSU...
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