By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The head of the federal agency charged with addressing substance abuse in the United States visited a South Charleston mental health care provider Monday and announced a $330,000 grant to help direct addicts into treatment from emergency rooms. Dr. Elinore F. McCance-Katz, who[Read More…]
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Spending a morning with the Peters Mountain pipeline protesters
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald PETERS MOUNTAIN, W.Va. — This mountain rises out of the valley floor like a fortress wall rising to the heavens. As for a political boundary, it is obvious why it was used to separate Monroe County from three Virginia counties just across the ridge. It is imposing as[Read More…]
West Virginia Treasurer’s Office working on alternative banking solutions for medical marijuana program
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office is working to find alternative banking solutions for the state’s medical marijuana program. In January, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo, which provided guidance on priorities where law enforcement and prosecutors should focus their efforts concerning[Read More…]
West Virginia officials respond to Trump’s plan to combat the opioid epidemic
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — During a visit Monday in West Virginia, the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services overviewed President Donald Trump’s plan to combat the opioid epidemic. Dr. Elinore F. McCance-Katz, who also leads the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),[Read More…]
Capito, Manchin disagree with Trump on arming teachers
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Both of West Virginia’s U.S. senators said President Donald Trump’s plan to arm teachers with guns in school won’t help solve a complex problem. “I don’t think a teacher should carry a gun in a classroom,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va,[Read More…]
Huntington-area students join ‘March for our Lives’ with West Virginia event
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Students, faculty, parents and area residents will stage a “March for our Lives” rally to advocate for gun control and school safety at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 24, at Heritage Station in downtown Huntington. More than 800 March for Our Lives demonstrations are planned around the[Read More…]
Coal barges stuck near Pike Island Locks and Dam north of Wheeling
By CASEY JUNKINS and SHELLEY HANSON The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register MARTINS FERRY, Ohio — Four loaded Murray Energy Corp. coal barges are stuck in the Ohio River, just south of the the Pike Island Locks and Dam. “Murray American Transportation Inc. confirms that four standard loaded coal barges ran aground[Read More…]
WVU researcher explores connection between sepsis and dementia
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In the short term, sepsis can injure patients’ lungs and kidneys, trigger problems with blood clotting and cause the liver and other organs to fail. But in the long term, patients who overcome sepsis may face other health issues. Particularly, sepsis survivors are more likely[Read More…]
Social Justice Week underway at Wesleyan
By SARAH GOODRICH The Inter-Mountain BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan College is currently hosting the 13th annual Social Justice Week, offering several events and opportunities that focus on social justice issues. Melissa Seabolt, a senior at WVWC and chairperson of the Social Justice Week Committee, said the six-day event[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, March 20
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TEXAS RATTLED BY ANOTHER BOMBING A package bomb that authorities believe is linked to the[Read More…]
