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America’s rural hospitals are closing at an alarming pace. That’s become a concern in many parts of West Virginia. We look at nearby Tennessee, which has the highest hospital closure rate in the nation – but also some shining examples of hope. WPLN’s Health Reporter Catherine Sweeney takes us to Linden – a Tennessee town where the shuttered hospital there has recently reopened.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEd Rabel’s attorney Timothy Koontz confirmed Rabel died on Dec. 3. He was 86 years old.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFormer Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates and former Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court of Appeals, Tim Armstead, died Tuesday following a brief hospitalization. He was 60.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFormer House Minority Leader Doug Skaff has died, according to a social media post from Gov. Patrick Morrisey. Skaff was 48.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBerkeley County residents are mourning the loss of a long-time civil servant who they described as a fixture of the community and a welcoming face in local government.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMount Hope native Ethel Caffie-Austin died on Dec. 11 She started playing the piano when she was six years old and by nine was accompanying her minister father during his services. While studying ...
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