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Biden declares a major disaster for West Virginia counties affected by floods and a local school welcome a new furry friend to their pack: Here’s a look back at this week’s top stories
(WTRF) – Biden declares a major disaster for West Virginia counties affected by floods, and a local school welcomes a new furry friend to their pack. 7News Anchor Annalise Murphy looks back at the week’s top stories. Police release names and charges for the suspects involved in a high-speed chase on Ohio Interstate 70 The […]
Justice ends emergency declaration for West Virginia’s jails and prisons
Gov. Jim Justice on Friday signed a proclamation to end the emergency declaration put in place two years ago for the state’s overcrowded and understaffed prisons and jails. The end of the declaration means that moving forward, and for the first time since August 2022, members of the West Virginia National Guard will no longer […] The post Justice ends emergency declaration for West Virginia’s jails and prisons appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
States shift toward kin-first foster care
When Victoria Gray and her husband took in their grandchild in 1993, there wasn’t a catchall term to explain the difficult task ahead. They just did the work. In the past decade, though, Gray, of Phoenix, has watched as states have worked steadily to recognize the roles of grandparents and other extended loved ones, now known collectively as kinship caregivers, in raising children who otherwise might be in foster care.
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