The coronavirus affects people all of ages, especially the elderly. Several local nursing homes have been hit hard by the virus, particularly in Monroe County. How has the outbreak affected residents’ mental health? And what’s being done to keep them...
The resignation of West Virginia State Health Officer Cathy Slemp came as the result of the governor saying he has lost confidence in her. For weeks, Eyewitness News has been examining the circumstances surrounding the deadly coronavirus outbreak at Jackson...
Abandoned aluminum plant Century Aluminum has been shut down for years. Plans to clean up and sell the site have hit a snag. What's holding up the process? Are new businesses interested? Will selling the old plant site give West...
Landline telephone service provided by Frontier Communications continues to be a sore subject for many West Virginians. The Public Service Commission has been wrestling with Frontier for 17 months after ordering the company to undergo an audit to see if...
Many Frontier customers are fed up with their service because they have lots of outages, billing issues and no help from the company. “My home service is terrible,” one customer said. “We’re paying a lot of money for nothing,” said...
A little more than one week ago, one of the state's biggest health care providers, Thomas Health System, announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy seeking protection from its long-term debt. The company runs Thomas Memorial Hospital in South...
Many hospitals in West Virginia are in financial trouble. About 1. 1 million of the state's nearly 1. 7 million residents rely on health care aid such as Medicaid, Medicare or PEIA, but the companies are not reimbursing the hospitals...
A number of West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation employees are suspended and West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is calling for some terminations after a photo surfaced that shows more than 30 participants in a basic training class doing...
