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Some insurers won't cover new Alzheimer's treatment shown to slow decline
Some private insurers are balking at paying for the first drug fully approved to slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients.
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‘As Scared as I Was': Black Bear in Dumpster Gives West Virginia Principal a Roaring Wake-Up Call
A black bear gave a West Virginia principal quite the wake-up call when it emerged — growling and roaring — from a dumpster outside an elementary school.
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Black Bear in School Dumpster Gives Principal an Early-Morning Surprise
School surveillance video shows an elementary school principal in West Virginia coming eye-to-eye with a bear when unlocking the school dumpster one morning.
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West Virginia Press Box Collapse Sends Nine to Hospital
Six students and three adults were taken for medical attention after the floor of a press box collapsed during a West Virginia softball tournament. None of the injuries appear to be life-threatening.
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Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Enforce Sports Ban Against Transgender Girls
The Supreme Court rejected an attempt by West Virginia to prevent transgender girls from participating in girl’s sports.
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West Virginia Pushes Forward Bill Banning Marriage Under Age 16
A child marriage bill was passed by the West Virginia Senate on Friday night after it was changed to prohibit anyone younger than 16 from getting married and to ban age gaps of more than four years for 16- and 17-year-olds.
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West Virginia Wants to Give Ex-Residents $25,000 to Move Back to the State
West Virginia’s Senate passed a bill Monday that would give $25,000 in tax credits to former residents who move back to the state to work.
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‘Unacceptable': EPA Head Says of West Virginia Water Issues
The head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency has visited a West Virginia county where some residents recently got access to clean water after years of having to boil it before drinking. EPA Administrator Michael Regan spoke with community members in McDowell County about drinking water and wastewater inequity. Regan’s Journey to Justice tour focuses on historically disadvantaged communities. Residents...
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3 Men Charged in Fatal Prison Beating of Notorious Mob Boss Whitey Bulger
Fifty-five-year-old Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 48-year-old Paul “Pauly” DeCologero, and 36-year-old Sean McKinnon were charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the beating death of Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger in a West Virginia prison in 2018
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Man Accused of Attacking Sister With Hatchet After She Wakes From 2-Year Coma Dies in Custody
A West Virginia man charged with trying to kill his sister, who recently awakened from a two-year coma and identified him as her attacker, has died. Authorities say Daniel J. Palmer III was pronounced dead Thursday at a Charleston hospital. No cause of death was released. Palmer had been taken to the hospital Wednesday following an evaluation by jail medical...
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After Two Years in a Coma, West Virginia Woman Wakes to Name Brother in Attack
Medical staff said despite having brain damage from the attack, Wanda Palmer was able to speak and identify her brother as her assailant, according to the West Virginia Metro News.