'Haunted' Town Already Celebrating Spooky Season
Halloween is still several weeks away, but one West Virginia town is already celebrating the season.
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Remembering Dolly Parton’s Appalachian Roots, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we lost the beloved Dolly Parton this week. The Tennessee native was an American music icon, an actress and a philanthropist. She was also, undeniably, Appalachian.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWhistleblower Alleges Misuse Of Federal HIV Treatment Funds
The whistleblower alleges several irregularities in the handling of federal HIV treatment funds by a West Virginia contractor, including kickbacks, embezzlement and federal benefits continuing to dead clients.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsExpert: W.Va.’s Drug Epidemic Is Holding Back Its Economy And Hurting Its Children
A senior policy advisor to the Legislature presented a sobering picture of West Virginia's drug epidemic on Monday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFears of Hidden HIV in Rural West Virginia
Among U.S. states, West Virginia ranks 18th in the rate of new HIV infections. But it may be an incomplete picture, especially in rural communities, where some health officials worry that cases are going undetected.
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Needles And HIV Plus A Virginia Author's New Book, This West Virginia Morning
Major HIV outbreaks in Huntington and Charleston over recent years have exposed conflicting views on the disease among state officials and national experts. Most disagreement surrounds a single topic: needles.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWhat Happened to 'The Nation’s Most Concerning HIV Outbreak?'
At the height of the COVID outbreak, Charleston, West Virginia was sideswiped by a second deadly epidemic: what the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) called the most concerning outbreak of HIV in the entire country.
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