Public Health
West Virginia schools changing pepperoni roll recipes after food dye ban
West Virginia schools are modifying their pepperoni roll recipes to comply with a new state law banning certain artificial food dyes. The legislation prohibits ...
West Virginia Sen. Capito backs RFK proposal to ban candy, soda purchases with SNAP benefits
As of March 28, 2025, there is no publicly available information indicating that West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito has expressed support for a ...
West Virginia Hospital Association, Mon Health oppose new micro-hospital Certificate of Need bill
Morgantown, WV – Although a bill to repeal West Virginia’s Certificate of Need (CON) process was rejected in February, some legislators are now proposing ...
West Virginia woman accused of killing her 81-year-old mom by injecting with an overdose of insulin
A West Virginia woman is facing murder charges nearly two years after allegedly causing the death of her 81-year-old mother by injecting her with ...
West Virginia governor expected to sign bill banning artificial food dyes and preservatives
West Virginia is poised to become one of the first states in the country to ban artificial food dyes and preservatives, as Governor [Name] ...
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 ...
DHHR leaders say they’ll change staff vetting after multiple contract employees arrested Multiple employees at a state-run psychiatric hospital have been recently arrested for crimes, including murders that occurred off-site
Leaders with the state health department said they’ll “conduct an internal review” and change their staff vetting process at William R. Sharpe, Jr., Hospital, ...
County agencies oppose PEIA rate hikes during public meeting in Charleston
During a public hearing in Charleston Monday evening, more than a dozen people spoke against proposed health insurance premiums hikes for state and local ...
DHHR faces Jan. 1 deadline to split into 3 new departments, address vacancy issues
State lawmakers want to make certain the roll out helps reduce spending and employee redundancy. The split legislation could see edits in January to ...
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 ...
