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Across the nation, more than 390,000 children rely on foster care. However, a shortage of licensed foster homes is creating a national crisis. While official foster care cases are carefully tracked, many informal examples of kinship care aren’t part of the data. For this Us & Them episode, we hear the experiences of those who’ve been part of the foster care system.

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department made a horrific discovery when they were called to a house in the Morrisvale community this week to investigate a reported death. They found the

The deadline to register to vote in the May 14, 2024, primary election is Tuesday, April 23. Individuals can register to vote online at GoVoteWV.com, in person, or by mailing an application to register to vote to their local County Clerks Office or the Secretary of States Office.

RIPLEY, W.Va. (WV News) — The third Tunnel to Towers will occur in Ripley on Saturday, April 20. The goal is to raise $30,000 for the national Tunnel to Towers

The National Weather Service in Charleston, West Virginia has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for April 11, 2024 for much of the Mountain State. Strong thunderstorms and possible tornadoes are part of the outlook.

Heavy rain and flash flooding in the Kanawha Valley of Charleston, WV, region on April 11, 2024 caused school closings and delays on April 12, 2024.

The Kanawha County textbook controversy began on April 11, 1974 when a series of new textbook recommendations were approved by the Kanawha County School board. That decision led to protests, shootings, explosions and pickets. Now, 50 years later, we look back at the reasons for the controversy and the national movement that some say the protests spawned. Leaders in the fight for the book ban were Alice Moore, Marvin Horan and Karl Priest. Against it were Jim Lewis. In the mix were the Heritage F...

SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — A spill of firefighting foam has been detected in three southern West Virginia waterways, and potential downstream intakes have been

A spill of firefighting foam has been detected in three southern West Virginia waterways, and potential downstream intakes have been notified, regulators said Saturday.

West Virginia regulators say a spill of firefighting foam has been detected in three waterways. The state Department of Environmental Protection says an undetermined amount of the expanding foam spilled