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U.S. Attorney Reaches $4.M Civil Settlement With WVU Health System

MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia announced Monday that West Virginia United Health System, doing business as West Virginia University Health System, has agreed to pay $4,177,139 and enter a memorandum of agreement to resolve civil allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act across various registered facilities over a seven-year span. According to a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation, WVUHS committed numerous record-keeping and reporting violations from 2017-2024. WVUHS facilities ...

Ohio County Parents Speak Out Against Data Centers

WHEELING — A Wheeling mother has concerns about a proposed data center announced for the former Centre Foundry site in Warwood. Amanda McWhorter, vice president of the Middle Creek Elementary PTA, voiced her concerns during Monday night's Ohio County Board of Education meeting. She said ...

City Urged to Address Recurring Elm Grove Flooding

WHEELING — In the wake of repeated flooding in Elm Grove, city leaders are being urged to address problems that have caused significant damage to businesses and homes. Earlier this month, Elm Grove Business Association President Kristy Ferguson spoke before Wheeling City Council, raising ...

Wetzel County Hospital Expands Outpatient Infusion

NEW MARTINSVILLE — Patients in Wetzel County and the surrounding area now have expanded access to outpatient infusion services as WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital has extended the operating hours of its Outpatient Infusion Center. The center now is open from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, giving patients additional options for scheduling treatments closer to home. Hospital officials said the expanded hours are intended to improve access to care while reducing the need for patients to travel outside the region for ...