Health And Wellness
WVU Health System forms strategic partnership with Williamson Health and Wellness Center and Williamson Memorial
As of March 28, 2025, there is no publicly available information regarding a strategic partnership between WVU Health System and Williamson Health and Wellness ...
WV Families Use Religious Exemptions for School Vaccines Under Morrisey’s Order
More than 180 families in West Virginia have received religious or philosophical exemptions from school vaccination requirements since Governor Patrick Morrisey issued an executive ...
West Virginia House Rejects Vaccine Exemption Bill, Keeping Strict School Immunization Rules
West Virginia’s House of Delegates has voted against a bill that would have allowed religious exemptions for school vaccinations, reinforcing the state’s strict immunization ...
Person injured, Cabell County schools temporarily shut down following shooting
UPDATE (5:27 p.m. on March 19, 2025) – The Huntington Police Department has released new details about the shooting that occurred in Huntington on ...
West Virginia on the Verge of Banning Certain Food Dyes
West Virginia is set to become one of the first states to prohibit artificial food dyes in school meals, with plans to expand the ...
The sale of raw milk is legal in West Virginia. Drinking it comes with risks
As West Virginia legalizes the sale of raw milk, a multi-state outbreak of avian flu among dairy cows continues in nine states. House Bill ...
Gov. Justice vetoes vaccine bill
Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has vetoed HB 5105, which would have removed vaccination requirements for students in virtual public schools and ...
Free naloxone distribution day expands to 13 states this year, “Save A LifeDay” is Sept. 14
Save a Life Day addresses stigma, access to opioid overdose reversal drug An annual naloxone distribution event that started with two West Virginia counties ...
Patients continue to linger in state psychiatric hospital without treatment plans, inspection shows
Lawmakers have heard for years about problems at William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital, a psychiatric facility under state operation. They recently toured the hospital, ...
Country Grown Cannabis Now Open On 5th Ave.
Country Grown offers the same if not similar products as other dispensaries in Huntington, at a highly competitive rate (offering my usual THC cartridge ...
