The Old Louisville Demon Leaper’s Mischief In One Of America’s Largest Victorian Neighborhoods
In the late 1800s, tales of a creature that bounds between rooftops emerged in Old Louisville — The Demon Leaper.
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A Morgantown Camping Ban Aimed At Homelessness, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, a camping ban aimed at addressing homelessness in Morgantown is expected to pass next week. As Chris Schulz reports, community members and advocates are speaking up in opposition.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState DNA Database Helps Solve Cold Case
The case was part of the West Virginia Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, which aims to reduce the number of sexual assault kits in law enforcement possession that remain unsubmitted for DNA testing.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBill Requires Rape Kit Access Within 24 Hours
A bill passed in the Senate Monday morning, requiring all West Virginia hospitals with emergency departments have a trained Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) available to treat victims 24 hours a day.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFunding, Tracking System Move Forward Rape Kit Testing
West Virginia has received more than $1 million in federal funding to help improve its testing of backlogged and future sexual assault kits in the…
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Officials to Discuss Reducing Untested Rape Kit Backlog
Law enforcement officials are gathering in Huntington to discuss how to use grants to eliminate the backlog of untested sexual assault kits in West…
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