National Jamboree Set To Open Under Stormy Skies
Scouts from across the nation are preparing to converge on Fayette County for West Virginia's fifth National Jamboree.
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
An Ohio Photographer Spent 15 Years With One Family. She Says Her Project Never Ended
Fifteen years ago, when Maddie McGarvey was a sophomore at Ohio University, she took on a project to document grandparents raising their grandchildren. That led her to meet 3-year-old Paige Casto and her family. She’s been photographing them ever since. Inside Appalachia Associate Producer Abby Neff spoke with McGarvey.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoronavirus Threatens Not Only W.Va.'s Elderly, But The Children They Care For
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that older adults and people with underlying chronic health conditions are at increased risk for…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLiving With Grandparents May Increase Obesity Risk In Children
A new study has found that when grandparents were either the main caregiver or lived in the home with children, the children had a 30 percent increased…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGrandparents Raising Grandchildren Part 5 - School
In 2016, 40 percent of Lakewood Elementary School students were being raised by a grandparent. That’s a stunning statistic considering that kids being…
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Part 4 - Behavioral Health
Grandchildren being raised by grandparents often spend months or even years of their lives bouncing from one home or situation to another. Inconsistency…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGrandparents Raising Grandchildren Part 3 - Adoption
At the Kanawha County circuit court, the Roberts family is celebrating. Today, Andy and Debbie have adopted their grandchildren, Preston, age 6, and…
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