The West Virginia Poison Center launched a statewide campaign this week called Little Hands, Big Curiosities - warning that children under the age of 6 are most vulnerable to accidental exposure to ...

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Newly passed legislation will require drug testing for parents to reunite with kids placed in the foster ...

Jaiden Holt, 20, is photographed in St. Albans, W.Va. on Dec. 5, 2025. (Erica Peterson/Mountain State Spotlight via AP) When Jaiden Holt was growing up, there wasn’t a whole lot in his life that made ...

As West Virginia lawmakers kick off this year’s legislative session with talk of kitchen table issues and “Jobs First — Opportunity Everywhere,” a recent report by WalletHub suggests they will have to ...

New data from the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network shows a growing need for protecting children, driving several legislative proposals. Figures show nearly 46% of referrals involved allegations of ...

A new proposal could give kinship caregivers in West Virginia full foster care subsidies within 30 days of kids coming into their care. Kinship caregivers, often grandparents, take in kids on a moment ...

Across decades in Mountain State education, the school year has been measured by 180 days, but on Thursday, the West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill from the Senate that may change that.