Trump Cancels a West Virginia Visit, Grandparents Help with Opioid-Ravaged Families

Following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, President Donald Trump is canceling a previously scheduled trip to Morgantown and a new tool aiming to map overdoses gets attention at Marshall University this week.  

Also, West Virginia has the fourth highest rate in the nation for grandparents raising grandchildren – an arrangement often referred to as “grandfamilies.” And the number of grandfamilies here is on the rise. Most experts blame the opioid epidemic for that. While this arrangement usually benefits children, it can be incredibly stressful for the grandparents. In the second part of our series exploring this subject, Kara Lofton takes a look into the mental health of those involved.