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

Top Headlines July 14, 2026

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

Top Headlines July 14, 2026

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

Top Headlines July 14, 2026

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 ...

Federal Judge Sides With W.Va. Secretary of State, DOJ Can't Have Voter Records

Top Headlines July 13, 2026

CHARLESTON - A federal judge told the U.S. Department of Justice that it had no right to West Virginia's unredacted voter registration files. In a memorandum opinion and order released Monday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Thomas E. Johnston denied a motion made by the Department of Justice ...

United States Reaches $4.17M Civil Settlement and 3-Year Compliance Agreement with WVU Health System Over Controlled Substance Violations

Top Headlines July 13, 2026

The United States Attorney’s Offices for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia announced today that West Virginia United Health System, Inc., doing business as West Virginia University Health System, has agreed to pay $4,177,139 and enter a Memorandum of Agreement to resolve ...

Wetzel County Hospital Expands Outpatient Infusion

Community July 13, 2026

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 ...