Another tragic abuse and neglect case that raises familiar questions

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department made a horrific discovery when they were called to a house in the Morrisvale community this week to investigate a reported death. They found the body of a 14-year-old girl on the bathroom floor. The criminal complaint described the girl’s physical appearance as “shocking with an obvious emaciated, skeletal state.”

House Health chair: Legislators missed chance to ask questions after death in state facility whirlpool

Delegate Amy Summers, chairwoman of the House Health Committee, says legislators would have benefited from hearing testimony about West Virginia health care facilities, in particular about the horrifying death of a resident at a long-term care facility. However, Summers said in an opinion piece distributed to West Virginia news outlets, a legislative oversight meeting was