In the early afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 17, emergency rooms in Charleston, West Virginia, began experiencing an influx of people in the throes of a drug overdose. By the following morning, some three dozen overdoses had been reported, many resulting in hospitalization and intubation. Emergency staff were overwhelmed. “A lot […]
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EQT, the lawsuit alleges, “knowingly” exposed the children and their families to “hazardous, carcinogenic and radioactive pollutants, sickening them and forcing them to leave their childhood homes.”
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To fully appreciate the beauty of Tucker County, you must visit. Nestled at 3,500 feet in the gorgeous Allegheny Mountains along the Blackwater River, the town of Davis is at the highest elevation of any municipality in West Virginia; it exudes a top-of-the-world vibe. The downtown blocks of adjacent Thomas, […]
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Rehab hospitals that help people recover from major surgeries and injuries have become a highly lucrative slice of the health care business. But federal data and inspection reports show that some run by the dominant company, Encompass Health Corp., and other for-profit corporations have had rare but serious incidents of […]
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On a Tuesday afternoon, Michelle Allen is in her office in an empty Robert C. Byrd High School. Allen is the career and technical instructor at RCB and also runs GameChanger, the school’s prevention education club. In an empty classroom, Allen walks over to a desk where a three-ring binder […]
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In rural Wyoming County, West Virginia, Ann Reed is the sheriff’s department’s only social worker. Funded through a temporary grant from a local mental health center, Reed provides resources and care to individuals who experience substance use disorder on a daily basis. She assists the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Department by […]
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