Under Gov. Patrick Morrisey, the state has spent more than $700,000 in emergency purchases in an effort to fix glaring issues ...

A Monongalia County man has been sentenced to spend decades in prison for sexually abusing his foster son. William Wiley has ...

The West Virginia Center for Budget and Policy found in 2023 that West Virginia places children in foster at the highest rate of any state in the country, four times the national average. The study ...

West Virginia's governor says his administration will improve transparency and policies within the state’s embattled foster ...

A Monongalia County man accused of “hundreds” of incidents of sexual abuse will spend up to 75 years in prison after officers say he admitted to them last year.

The action came the same day a federal judge dismissed a yearslong sweeping class action lawsuit against West Virginia's welfare system on behalf of foster children. Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire ...

As a West Virginia judge dismissed a sprawling lawsuit contending the state’s foster care system has let down thousands of children, the judge said the true responsibility for reform lies with ...

In May 2024, West Virginia Watch reported that DoHS spends $2.1 million annually on temporary housing, such as hotels, for foster children. According to the state's Child Welfare Dashboard ...

Under Gov. Patrick Morrisey, the state has spent more than $700,000 in emergency purchases in an effort to fix glaring issues ...