By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Congressman Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., introduced legislation Thursday to re-empower the Drug Enforcement Administration to go after irresponsible drug distributors. The legislation would repeal the provisions of the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act that have hampered the DEA’s efforts to[Read More…]

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — During a stop Thursday in the heart of the Third Congressional District, Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., visited Raleigh General Hospital to talk about the challenges of health care delivery in the southern part of the state. While his meeting with hospital administrators[Read More…]

By DANITE BELAY The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The subjects of the Netflix original documentary “Heroin(e)” will field questions and discuss Huntington’s opioid crisis Thursday following a 7 p.m. screening of the film at Marquee Cinemas in Pullman Square. The screening is free and open to the public. “Heroin(e),” a[Read More…]

By TIM MacVEAN The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va.  — Members of the West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Board hosted their quarterly meeting Thursday morning in the Elkins City Hall Council Chamber. The goal of the meeting was to take action on six plans submitted by the city of Morgantown to amend[Read More…]

By MARIA YOUNG Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Shortly after accepting a grant to help LGTBQ children and teenagers, Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central West Virginia lost thousands of dollars in promised donations and might have to shut down its Raleigh County program, the organization’s executive director said[Read More…]

By ADRANISHA STEPHENS The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  — In partnership with The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation took it’s fall tour to West Virginia Thursday, awarding seven middle schools across Berkeley and Jefferson County with matching grants. Each school received about $35,000[Read More…]

By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — West Virginia state and county officials got a tour of the White House, heard comments from presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway and walked away with contact information for executive office administration during a visit to Washington Thursday. A contingent consisting[Read More…]

By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In West Virginia, 52.4 percent of children under age 18 have had at least one of what officials call an adverse childhood experience, a rate significantly higher than the national average, according to the newest national data. Twenty-six percent have had two or[Read More…]