Volunteers Take On Needed Repairs For Annual 'Day Of Caring'
More than 1,200 volunteers spent Wednesday in six counties of central West Virginia for the United Way's 21st annual Day of Caring.
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How Health Care Options Are Shrinking Across Appalachia, This West Virginia Morning
Health care options are shrinking across rural Appalachia. In November, an urgent care center in rural Patrick County, Virginia closed. In the wake of the closure, Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams went to Stuart, Virginia, to meet with the county’s only doctor.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginians Question National Guard Deployments After Attack On 2 Of Their Own
Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., while Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe was seriously wounded. Trump says the deployments are necessary to fight crime, but others disagree.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Guard Troops Remain In D.C. For Now
Judges with the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals decided Thursday that National Guard troops can remain in Washington, D.C. beyond Dec. 11. That was a date set by a lower court judge for troops to leave, following a lawsuit from D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUPDATE: State Democrats Ask For Clarification Of Guard Role In Washington
West Virginia Democrats are asking the governor to clarify what the West Virginia National Guard is doing in Washington, D.C. after reports that guard members have been assigned landscaping and trash-removal duties.
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Morrisey Calls For Statewide Moment Of Silience Following D.C. Shooting
Gov. 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 NewsJudge Orders Trump Administration To End National Guard Deployment In DC
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital. However the order is on hold for three weeks to allow for an appeal.
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