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Behind West Virginia’s vaccine success story, chaos for local health

WEBClifford Phillips isn’t one to show a lot of emotion when things get tough. The 86-year-old from Elkins WV keeps a stiff upper lip. But when West Virginia Gov. Jim …

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The barriers to Black West Virginians getting the mental health …

WEBLike many Black communities in the United States, West Virginia’s poor mental health stems from a complex mix of problems, including high poverty rates and …

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THE INTERVIEW: Ann Magnuson on the art of “suRURALism” and …

WEBHair and Make Up by Virna Smiraldi. Charleston WV native Ann Magnuson is currently back in her hometown, prepping a show of “spooky songs and stories” in a …

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CDC says Kanawha County WV HIV outbreak is the most …

WEBA top U.S. government health official says the rise in HIV cases in Kanawha County WV linked to injection drug use is currently the “most concerning [outbreak] in …

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COVID FAMILY PROJECT 1: Remain Vigilant, Plus a Recovery Tale

WEBRemain Vigilant. Vaccinations are being rolled out, but it’s the early phases. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports that more than 1,400 new cases of COVID-19 …

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Bringing Covid-19 Testing Home to a Huntington WV Community

WEBHUNTINGTON, WV, May 23, 2020 | For Vic Simpson, the deaths caused by the Covid-19 virus in the United States are not just some increasing number, soon to pass the …

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Homeless in Huntington WV: A View From the Street

WEBAccording to a recent report by researchers at Columbia University, about 8 million people in the U.S. have fallen into poverty since May 2020. Additionally, nearly a …

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Frontier’s history of scandals killed a proposal for crucial funding

WEBGaylene Miller. Gregg’s proposal would have generated $26 million in additional revenue for Frontier, a quarter of which would have been earmarked for …

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WV governor ‘tweaked’ a Harvard COVID map. Their experts say …

WEBIn August, Gov. Jim Justice introduced West Virginia’s parents, teachers and coaches to a new Saturday night ritual: refreshing a state website for updates to the …

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As opioid trial looms in West Virginia, the firms being sued get …

WEBIn May 2018, top executives with the nation’s largest drug distributors — including McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen — were summoned by …

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NATUREGRAM 10 Variations on a West Virginia Ginkgo

WEBThe Jenkins family owned more than 4,000 acres in an area known as Greenbottom, along the Ohio River, in what was then western Virginia. A roadside …

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AUDIO: When Clean Needles Disappeared, People Turned To Used …

WEBEDITOR’S NOTE: The City of Charleston WV’s attempts to quash the distribution of clean needles to users on the streets—which has constrained efforts …

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Multifest still a beacon of the need for the Black press

WEBA January 2015 edition of the West Virginia Beacon Digest. “The Regatta turned almost into this 10-day, kind of drunken brawl,” Fryson said. “It brought out all the …

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‘Desperate’ highlights fight for clean water in West Virginia coalfields

WEBThe Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will invest $55 billion to expand access to clean drinking water for households, businesses, schools, and child care centers all …

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5 QUESTIONS: Kyle Vass on street-level addiction reporting

WEBEDITOR’S NOTE: Elsewhere in WestVirginiaVille, listen to a WVPB audio piece crafted by Kyle Vass, on how Charleston WV’s blocking of clean needle …

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5 QUESTIONS: John W. Miller on taking a deep dive into a small …

WEBEDITOR’S NOTE: The documentary “Moundsville,” which debuted on PBS in 2020, is the biography of a classic, small American town—Moundsville, WV (pop. …

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SPOTLIGHT: To do or not to do

WEBHouse Speaker Roger Hanshaw (R-Clay) watches the House of Delegates’ unanimous rejection on April 9, 2021 of the Senate’s proposal to abolish the personal …

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RE/PRINT: Community Seeks Police Reform After Shooting On …

WEBOn April 30, Charleston Police officers shot Denaul Dickerson, a 33-year-old Black man, while attempting to make an arrest on Charleston’s West Side. The incident …

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