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West Virginia Senate OKs bill allowing for religious and philosophical vaccine exemptions

Vaccinations · Charleston

West Virginia Senate OKs bill allowing for religious and philosophical vaccine exemptions

46% Center coverage: 11 sources

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia senators voted to dismantle one of the nation’s strictest school vaccination policies Friday by greenlighting an exemption for families who say mandated inoculations conflict with their religious or philosophical beliefs. If approved by the House, the bill is expected to be signed into law by Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey, who has made allowing religious exemptions to vaccines a priority of his administr…See the Story

Maryland man arrested in Charleston murder case

Charleston, West Virginia · Charleston

Maryland man arrested in Charleston murder case

50% Center coverage: 4 sources

Video of previous coverage: Charleston shooting victim previously arrested in child death case CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - A Maryland man has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a St. Albans man last month. According to the Charleston Police Department, Joshua Robert Scales, 33 of Hyattsville Maryland was arrested at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 on a warrant for first-degree murder. CPD says he was taken into custody in the 800 block of…See the Story

West Virginia senators debate vaccine exemptions bill

Senate · Charleston

West Virginia senators debate vaccine exemptions bill

Coverage: 4 sources

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) -- Should children going to school in West Virginia be required to be vaccinated? That's what West Virginia senators debated on Tuesday. The West Virginia Senate centered around Bill 460, which would create a religious exemption to vaccine requirements for school children. “I am very optimistic that it will pass," said Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, a Republican from Ohio County. "Of course, it still has to go over to the House …See the Story