Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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State Methadone Clinic Ban Faces Court Challenge
A federal judge declined Friday the state’s request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by West Virginia’s largest overdose prevention group, Solutions Oriented Addiction Response of West Virginia (SOAR.)
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVFF Begins Opioid Needs Assessment
The West Virginia First Foundation (WVFF) is launching a needs assessment study to determine the best places and ways to spend opioid settlement money.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them Encore: The Stigma Of Sobriety
America’s drug crisis is evolving — and so is the fight over how to define recovery. As medication-assisted treatment gains ground, some question whether it’s sobriety at all. In this encore episode, Trey Kay steps inside a West Virginia recovery mission where faith, medicine and survival intersect.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenators Pass ‘Lauren’s Law,’ An Effort To Slow Drug Trafficking
Senate Bill 196, now called Lauren’s Law, increases the penalties for drug trafficking in West Virginia to keep manufacturers from trying to distribute their supply in the state.
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Lawmakers Debate Vaccine Exemptions And Cuts To Medicaid Could Affect Recovery Efforts, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, two lawmakers that are also doctors spoke with Eric Douglas about legislation aimed at providing exemptions to childhood immunizations, and Us & Them looks at the effect of Medicaid cuts on recovery efforts.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCharleston Drug Summit Aims To Connect Families To Resources
More than a dozen organizations are partnering to hold a summit for West Virginians affected by Substance Use Disorder to connect and share information.
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