With latest infusion of federal COVID aid, lots of possibilities and pressure for West Virginia communities
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at https://mountainstatespotlight.org/newsletter By Douglas Soule, Mountain State Spotlight SHEPHERDSTOWN — Shepherdstown Mayor Jim Auxer is proud to point out that, even throughout the pandemic’s worst months […]
The clock is ticking for local governments to make their case against huge drug distributors
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at https://mountainstatespotlight.org/newsletter. By Douglas Soule, Mountain State Spotlight Time is running out for Huntington and Cabell County to make their case in federal court that the […]
Amid a foster care crisis, WV didn’t pay private adoption agencies as promised
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at https://mountainstatespotlight.org/newsletter. By Amelia Ferrell Knisely, Mountain State Spotlight CHARLESTON — New incentive payments aimed at helping find permanent homes for West Virginia foster kids went […]
W.Va. health experts worry new law will ignite ‘powder kegs’ amid HIV outbreak
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at https://mountainstatespotlight.org/newsletter. By Lauren Peace, Mountain State Spotlight West Virginia is […]
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Facing another pandemic summer, WV schools are better prepared to feed kids. Yet, transportation-related gaps will likely persist
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. By Amelia Ferrell Knisely, Mountain State Spotlight Kayla Boerboom says she knew kids fell through the cracks and went without food last summer in McDowell County. It’s West Virginia’s poorest county, where 43% of children live in poverty. “A lot of families didn’t have […]
Research confirms major racial disparities in West Virginia COVID testing
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. By Lauren Peace, Mountain State Spotlight Since the pandemic began more than a year ago, Black community leaders have raised concerns about disparities in COVID-19 testing rates among Black and brown West Virginians. They’ve said testing has been inaccessible, with clinics out of reach […]
Former DEA agent: Drug wholesalers didn’t report suspicious pain pill orders
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. By Eric Eyre and Amelia Ferrell Knisely, Mountain State Spotlight CHARLESTON — The nation’s three largest drug distributors failed to set up effective programs to stop prescription painkillers from being diverted and sold illegally on the black market, a former investigator with the U.S. […]
With the Mylan plant closing, Morgantown wonders what’s next
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. By Douglas Soule, Mountain State Spotlight Tina and Dave Sinsel thought they would one day retire from Mylan. The married pair met at the company’s Morgantown plant, where they’ve worked for a collective 34 years. Dave operates machinery that produces the coating found on […]
West Virginia utilities say they can help fix the state’s internet — but you could end up paying for it
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. By Lucas Manfield, Mountain State Spotlight State officials are weighing the imminent addition of a new surcharge on many West Virginians’ electricity bills. But, unlike prior rate hikes, the money won’t be used for anything related to electricity. Instead, it’s an effort to raise […]
Analysis: There’s nothing funny about an addiction crisis
Editor’s note: This editorial was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. By Eric Eyre, Senior Investigative Reporter at Mountain State Spotlight When I read the email, it made me cringe. A lawyer representing a county in West Virginia that’s suing the nation’s largest drug distributors for their role in the opioid crisis grilled a senior […]