West Virginia

Paramedic Larrecsa Cox (center) and her quick-response team, including police Officer Stephanie Coffey (left) and Pastor Virgil Johnson (right), check in at the home in Huntington, W.Va., of someone who was revived a few days before from an overdose.

Knocking On Doors To Get Opioid Overdose Survivors Into Treatment

7:22am October 24, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Within days of an OD from opioids or other drugs, users in Huntington, W.Va., are visited by a quick-response team at home, the hospital or in jail. Reversing an OD is just recovery's first step.

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West Virginia House Speaker Pro Tempore John Overington presides over a hearing on articles of impeachment on Monday at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va.

West Virginia House Votes To Impeach 3 State Supreme Court Justices

7:07pm August 13, 2018

The votes come one week after the state House Judiciary Committee approved articles of impeachment against the entire bench of the state Supreme Court of Appeals.

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More than 2,100 drug felons were denied SNAP benefits in West Virginia in 2016. The number has more than tripled during the past decade.

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In Some States, Drug Felons Still Face Lifetime Ban On SNAP Benefits

10:54am June 20, 2018

by Molly Born

The 1996 federal ban aimed to punish drug offenders, but research shows denying aid disproportionately affects the poor and increases recidivism. Many states have opted out or modified the policy.

Rick Colyer votes at the Durham County Library North Regional in Durham, N.C., Tuesday.

Politics & Government

4 Takeaways From The Big Primary Kickoff Night

9:13am May 09, 2018

Republicans dodged a big bullet with a convicted coal executive's loss of the GOP Senate primary. But they continue to be the party facing more division.

Former Massey CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatorial candidate Don Blankenship, greets supporters Doug Smith, left, and Wanda Smith, right, prior to a town hall in Logan, W.Va., on Jan. 18.

Politics & Government

Former Coal CEO Turned Senate Hopeful Don Blankenship Says He's 'Trumpier Than Trump'

2:43pm May 08, 2018

by Don Gonyea

Blankenship could win West Virginia's GOP Senate primary, despite spending a year in prison after 29 miners died in an explosion at a mine owned by the company he led. Trump isn't backing him.

At an event in West Virginia this month, President Trump was seated between Rep. Evan Jenkins (to his right) and state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, both of whom are running for the Senate.

Politics & Government

Republicans Might Want To Run Away From Trump This Year, But Not In West Virginia

7:00am April 15, 2018

by Asma Khalid

A wild GOP primary fight has emerged here with everyone tying themselves to the president. It features a congressman, an attorney general and an ex-con businessman, who's turned the race upside down.

A member of the West Virginia National Guard works in the basement of the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on secondment to the Secretary of State's office to work on cybersecurity around state elections.

Politics & Government

States Turn To National Guard To Help Protect Future Elections From Hackers

5:00am April 11, 2018

by Dave Mistich

Election officials have traditionally focused on a smooth voting experience, but after the 2016 elections, they've also had to focus on cybersecurity.

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Mine-safety officials speak with workers at the Gibson North mine in Princeton, Ind., in 2015.

Congress Boosts 'Black Lung' Treatment Funding By Millions

5:10pm March 28, 2018

by Howard Berkes

After NPR reporting on the Progressive Massive Fibrosis epidemic, Congress and the White House agreed to give the maximum funding authorized for clinics treating the disease in 15 coal-mining states.

West Virginia teachers, students and supporters hold their signs aloft during a demonstration earlier this month in Morgantown, W.Va.

'We Have Reached A Deal': West Virginia Teacher Strike Set To End With Pay Raise

2:30pm March 06, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The strike, which shuttered classrooms in the state for more than a week, reached a resolution as Gov. Jim Justice, the union and lawmakers all agreed to a 5 percent salary bump for state employees.

W. Va. teachers, students and supporters hold signs on a Morgantown, W. Va., street on Saturday. The strike is in its second weekend after the state Senate failed to pass the 5 percent raise teachers are demanding.

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Still No School In W. Va. As Salary Snag Ensures Strike Will Go On

2:01pm March 04, 2018

by Amy Held

The state Senate failed to pass the raise teachers are demanding. Now an end date for the strike is unclear as students face their eighth day of no school.