Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90
A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
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W.Va. Osteopath Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Opioids
A Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine has been sentenced to federal prison for distributing oxycodone outside the bounds of professional practice.Matthew…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsConvicted Former W.Va. Pharmacist Fined in Pill Case
A former West Virginia pharmacist convicted in state court of improperly dispensing medications has been fined $336,000 in federal court.Federal…
Continue Reading Take Me to More News33 Charged in West Virginia in Oxycodone Trafficking
Federal authorities in northern West Virginia have charged 33 people following an investigation into the illicit distribution of the painkiller…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDoctor Charged in Oxycodone Deaths Backs out of Plea Deal
A Raleigh County doctor accused of illegally distributing painkillers to three patients who later died has backed out of a plea deal.Dr. Michael Kostenko…
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Ex-Barboursville Doctor Admits to Committing Fraud for Pills
A former Cabell County physician has admitted to writing a fraudulent prescription to illegally obtain more than 100 oxycodone pills from an employee.U.S.…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Settling Drug Suit Against 2 More Distributors
Two major prescription drug distributors have agreed to settle a West Virginia lawsuit alleging they fueled West Virginia's opioid epidemic with…
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