West Virginia's Vaccination Rate Ranks Among Highest In World
How did West Virginia become one of the world's leaders in delivering COVID-19 vaccines? One piece of the story starts with a striking photograph in the local paper.
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Former VA Medical Worker Pleads Guilty To Murdering 7 Patients In West Virginia
Reta Mays was charged with killing seven patients by injecting them with insulin. She worked as a nursing assistant on the night shift at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Clarksburg.
West Virginia Aims To Test All Nursing Home Residents, Workers for COVID-19
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said there have been discrepancies in data from the homes, and wants even those already checked to be retested.
Citing Concerns About Access For 'Seniors,' West Virginia's Governor Delays Primary
More than a dozen states have delayed primaries because of the coronavirus.
West Virginia Governor Approves Firing All Cadets Who Posed In Nazi-Like Salute Photo
"As I said from the beginning, I condemn the photo of Basic Training Class 18 in the strongest possible terms," Gov. Jim Justice said, "This act needed to result in real consequences."
Drug Overdoses Contribute To Rise In Midlife Mortality In Ohio River Valley
Life expectancy in the U.S. has taken a significant downward turn. This is especially true in Ohio and West Virginia, which have the highest rates of overdose deaths among people ages 25 to 64.
Sign Falsely Linking Muslim Congresswoman To Sept. 11 Sparks Outrage In West Virginia
The poster was on display at West Virginia's "GOP Day" on Friday. It provoked an argument, an injury, the resignation of a staff member and potential disciplinary action against a lawmaker.
West Virginia's Education Bill Dies As Teachers Strike
The bill was postponed indefinitely 53-45 in West Virginia's House of Delegates. Educators opposed charter schools and a new voucher system in a strike that came a year after the last walkout.
'Never Seen Morale This Low': Correctional Officers Struggle Through Shutdown
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Justin Tarovisky, who works at a penitentiary in Hazelton, W.Va., about what it's been like to put in hours — including overtime and double shifts — without getting paid.
How A 1968 Disaster In A Coal Mine Changed The Industry
A mine disaster fifty years ago in West Virginia helped shape a new regulatory framework for the health and safety of coal miners. Surviving family members are still looking for justice.