On Friday, the West Virginia National Guard delivered more than 80,000 pounds of food to 12 different locations, including Covenant House in Charleston. -- Photo Courtesy/WV National Guard

CHARLESTON – Congress is one step closer to ending the federal government shutdown that is heading into day 42 with a vote on a continuing resolution now moving through the process. But West Virginians relying on the program formerly known as food stamps may have to wait longer for relief.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Monday during a press conference at the State Capitol Building that issues between two different state vendors used by the Department of Human Services (DoHS) are preventing the state from re-calculating the partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that a feder

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