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WASHINGTON, DC - West Virginia officials have selected the national consulting firm McChrystal Group for a top-to-bottom review of the Department of Health and Human Resources.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The arrival of summer in West Virginia typically means an increase in hiring for warm-weather industries, such as construction and hospitality. However, employers in those fields, as well as businesses in many other sectors of the state's economy, cannot find workers to fill positions.

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WHEELING, W.Va. - West Virginia Northern Community College is creating a program for certified nursing assistants just as the need for CNAs is crucial right now.

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TULSA, OK - The deadly mass shooting at an Oklahoma medical office by a man who blamed his surgeon for continuing pain following an operation on his back underscores the escalating threat of violence doctors have faced in recent years.

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The hospital in Point Pleasant in Mason County took the first step by signing a letter of intent to join Cabell Huntington Hospital and become part of the Mountain Health Network, officials announced Thursday.

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Cabell-Huntington Health Department is recommending wearing a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status, following updated community spread transmission levels from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published last week.

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Active COVID cases took a steady rise from the end of April to mid-May, soaring from 809 on April 30 to 2,570 on May 21. Since then the number has dipped a bit, to 2,117 Thurs morning.

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