January 16th, 2018 by WCBC Radio

The North Branch and Western Correctional Institutions continue to be understaffed, leading not only to concerns for the safety of correctional officers, but the public in general.

WCBC News talked about the issue with Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Director Of Professional Standards Gary McLhinney

McLhinney tells us the recently negotiated union contract has a provision which would pay existing officers a $3000 retention bonus.

The United States Senate seems poised to increase funding to fight the opioid epidemic by over 400%.

West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito recently was part of a discussion of the proposal…

Meanwhile, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has declared a statewide emergency…