Government shutdown over health care subsidies that would help West Virginians brings many impacts westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/01/g...

West Virginia jails renting beds to ICE to hold immigrant detainees, making state at least $330K westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/02/w...

WV School Board President Paul Hardesty said Wednesday that lawmakers — not education officials — are responsible for addressing the school closures and consolidations that are increasing across the state, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

This year marks the 25th anniversary for the Problem Gambling Help Network, which runs the state’s 24-hour 1-800-Gambler helpline. The network is operated by First Choice Services and funded through the West Virginia Lottery, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

ICYMI: WV’s Goldenseal magazine to go digital westvirginiawatch.com/briefs/wvs-g...

West Virginia’s Problem Gambling Help Network turns 25 westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/29/w...

WV’s Goldenseal magazine to go digital westvirginiawatch.com/briefs/wvs-g...

Aaron Siri, a New York-based attorney, has represented federal health secretary RFK Jr. and the anti-vaccine Informed Consent Action Network. Now, Siri is representing parents in their lawsuit against the WV and Raleigh County boards of education, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

Lawyer who represented RFK Jr., anti-vaccine group represents plaintiffs in WV vaccine lawsuit westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/25/l...

Trump and RFK Jr. are making claims about autism. What do medical experts say? westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/23/r...

As volunteers around the country prepared last week for Save a Life Day, an annual naloxone giveaway event, Kanawha County saw a stark reminder of the need for the opioid overdose reversal drug, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

Free naloxone day event to be held in all 50 states this year westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/24/f...

The Raleigh County judge overseeing a lawsuit in a legal battle over West Virginia’s mandatory school vaccination requirements has ordered the state’s newly appointed health officer to testify next month, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

Caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease patients and others are invited to attend a free conference in Charleston next month, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

Marshall President Brad Smith and wife, Alys, donate $50M to university to eliminate student debt westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/16/m...

Hedgesville woman wins $1 million in WV Powerball drawing westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/15/h...

WV Family Treatment Courts get $1M grant to continue but want long-term funding from lawmakers westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/16/w...

Funding for 17 WVU research projects held up, partly due to Trump’s research money freeze westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/15/f...

For the first time since the COVID-19 vaccine was released, this year a federal health agency put new restrictions on who can get the shot, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

COVID-19 vaccine restrictions cause confusion for West Virginians, raise insurance questions westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/11/c...

Charlie Kirk shot during event at Utah Valley University westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/10/r...

Raleigh judge to continue with vaccine lawsuit proceedings, despite both sides asking him for pause westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/08/r...

Kanawha health officer, emergency physician embarks on Republican campaign for WV Senate westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/04/k...

WV Supreme Court will hear BOE’s appeal in vaccine lawsuit — but not right away westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/05/w...

“I feel like this part of my life that I gave meant nothing to them.” Some retired state employees are struggling after PEIA premium increases, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social and @amelianews.bsky.social. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/05/i...

Allowing West Virginia families to opt out of the state’s school vaccination requirements has been a priority for Gov. Patrick Morrisey. The state’s new acting health officer agrees with him on the issue, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

In McDaniel, Morrisey found a health officer for WV who agrees with him on school vaccine exemptions westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/03/i...

Child care is still a big challenge in West Virginia; many solutions will need state dollars westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/28/c...

WV senator will represent hospital resident in suit against Morrisey over sale westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/27/w...

WV Supreme Court Justice, former Speaker of the House Tim Armstead dead at 60 westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/26/w...

West Virginia looks for ways to ‘modernize,’ save money on Goldenseal magazine westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/27/w...

WV state hospitals — being sold off by Morrisey — serve elderly patients who have nowhere else to go westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/26/w...

Raleigh County judge agrees to consolidate West Virginia vaccine lawsuits westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/25/r...

Federal office says West Virginia should allow religious exemptions for school vaccine requirements westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/22/f...

Federal office says West Virginia should allow religious exemptions for school vaccine requirements westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/22/f...

ACLU files lawsuit over WV National Guard deployment to DC westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/21/a...

West Virginia taps McDaniel for state health officer westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/21/w...

West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey has asked that two lawsuits filed in separate county circuit courts over Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order and the state’s compulsory immunization law be consolidated and considered together in Raleigh County Circuit Court, reports Lori Kersey.

The state attorney general general has filed a motion asking to consolidate two lawsuits on different sides of a battle over Gov. Morrisey's executive order and the state's mandatory school vaccine law westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/20/w...

WV groups call on Morrisey, McCuskey to push against end of federal solar program westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/20/w...

Advertisements promoting the abortion pill will be at gas stations across Kentucky and West Virginia over the next few weeks. The advertisements say “Pregnant? Don’t want to be? Learn more at Mayday Health.” @lorikerseywv.bsky.social @westvirginiawatch.com kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/19/a...

Morrisey orders National Guard to DC in support of Trump takeover; Dems say its ‘political theater’ westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/18/m...

The ACLU of West Virginia and Mountain State Justice have refiled their lawsuit against state health officials over their enforcement of Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order allowing religious exemptions to the state’s strict school vaccination requirements, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

WV will be among states hardest hit if health insurance tax credits expire, analyst says westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/15/w...

Morrisey ramps up immigration enforcement in WV; law enforcement can question immigration status westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/13/m...