Encore: Crisis Response Teams And Essays On Nature, Inside Appalachia

This week, too often, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder wind up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, changes to the Endangered Species Act could benefit big business. They could also kill animals like the eastern hellbender. And, in troubled times, a West Virginia writer says to find peace in nature.

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Health & Science Claudia Di Lima, Mar. 25, 2026

Highmark Foundation Awards $1 Million To Expand Food Access Program In W.Va.

The Food for Mountaineers program provides eligible WVU Medicine patients with pre-paid debit cards that can be used to purchase fresh, nutritious food.

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Government Claudia Di Lima, Feb. 27, 2026

Domestic Violence Registry Proposal Advances In Legislature

House Bill 5341 would require individuals convicted of certain domestic violence crimes to register with the West Virginia State Police.

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Arts & Culture Claudia Di Lima, Feb. 02, 2026

8 W.Va. Sites Added To National Register Of Historic Places

Eight historic sites across West Virginia have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Government Claudia Di Lima, Jan. 15, 2026

NIOSH Employees In Morgantown Reinstated After Federal Job Cuts Dispute

Employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Morgantown have been reinstated after a protracted dispute over federal workforce reductions.

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Government Claudia Di Lima, Dec. 16, 2025

Monongalia County Commission Faces Privacy Concerns Over New Surveillance Technology

The Flock Safety Camera systems read vehicle color, make, model, and other identifying features like dents and bumper stickers.

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Economy Claudia Di Lima, Jul. 08, 2025

Some W.Va. Counties Pay Jail Debt With Opioid Funds, Citing Budget Strains

Wyoming County is one of the state’s most rural. It’s home to about 20,000 residents, but no hospital and zero certified treatment beds, according to the West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy. As the nation’s opioid overdose epidemic raged, Wyoming County had a prescription overdose death rate of 54.6 per 100,000 people from 1999 to 2014 — the highest in the nation.

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