W.Va. Photographer Joins Team USA For International Competition
A Charleston-based photographer is in Iceland this week taking part in the 2026 World Photographic Cup international photography competition.
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Floods Present Unique Challenges For Substance Use Recovery
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health clinics in Wyoming and McDowell counties serve between 65 and 80 people per month dispensing suboxone, vivitrol, sublocate and brixol. Before the deadly February 2025 flood, an estimated 10 people at the clinic in Welch, McDowell County, screened positive for substance use at check-ins. Afterward, that number shot up to 20.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Communities On Slow Path To Recovery Following Historic Flooding
In February, flooding swept through Central Appalachia, killing at least 27 people across Kentucky and West Virginia and necessitating water rescues in Virginia and Tennessee. Six months after the flood people in southern West Virginia are still on a slow path to recovery.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsExamining The Closure Of Another Paper And Opioid Funds And Harm Reduction, This West Virginia Morning
Us & Them host Trey Kay takes a look at the closing of a newspaper in Welch, West Virginia and investigative journalism students examine the use of opioid funds for harm reduction.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them Encore: Another Small Town Paper Down
Across the nation, there are more and more local news deserts; communities with no local newspaper, television or radio station to cover what’s going on. When a small town paper like The Welch News in McDowell County, WV, can’t compete and shuts down, losing those local eyes and ears can affect accountability because no one is there to watch over things. When local news sources vanish, a community can also lose its sense of cohesion and identity. This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. This story was also honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Documentary and by the Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters for Best Documentary.
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Restaurant Feeds Flood Victims But Sustains Damage Of Its Own
When his Welch, W. Va. restaurant was functional following massive February flooding across the southern part of the state, Roberto Diaz went to work feeding anyone in need -- but now his business needs help with its own recovery.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPaying Jail Bills With Opioid Funds And Flood Recovery Efforts In Welch, This West Virginia Morning
Some counties are using opioid settlement funds to pay jail bills and in the southern part of the state, the story of one restaurant struggling to recover from February floods.
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