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Appalachia has had high rates of substance abuse and mental health disorders for years. After the problem reached a boiling point during the COVID-19 pandemic, a few communities tried using crisis response teams, and so far, that seems to be working. Last year, Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams spent several months with some of these teams and has this story.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRegular listeners to our afternoon programming will immediately recognize the voice of Terry Gross. She has been the host of Fresh Air for 50 years – well before it became a national staple. News Director Eric Douglas spoke with Gross recently about her career, her style and the uniqueness of public radio.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Patrick Morrisey has called for a a statewide moment of silence or prayer at 2:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, to honor Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe and Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. President Donald Trump said Thursday evening that Beckstrom, 20, had died from her injuries sustained in the attack. Authorities say 24-year-old Wolfe remains in critical condition.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTwo West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor described as a targeted attack.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFootball player Jyilek Harrington was pronounced dead in Charleston Wednesday night.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThree attendees at a Martinsburg High School football game were injured in a shooting Friday evening. One bullet traveled through the stadium and struck a fan in the bleachers, and two other fans were struck with shrapnel.
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