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12/27/2024

A newly published paper examining the effects of adult-use ma*****na legalization on opioid overdose deaths says there’s a “consistent negative relationship” between legalization and fatal overdoses, with more significant effects in states that legalized cannabis earlier in the opioid crisis. ...

09/19/2024

https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/west-virginia-gubernatorial-candidate-williams-throws-support-behind-recreational-cannabis/article_f4ab7030-75fd-11ef-8b2d-0bee16336c42.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawFZRvdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWrFlQ-WeWPHvJFiZIKflmjgvSerOKAwgO42n1TO7j7cGCMW8e9xE2pXPQ_aem_veTJDu04iITNNbCfUM3L3g

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, the Democratic candidate for governor of West Virginia, said he supports legalizing cannabis for recreational use by adults. But his opponent, Republican Attorney

09/13/2024

https://www.wboy.com/news/west-virginia/bright-light-seen-over-west-virginia-tuesday-morning-wasnt-a-comet/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&fbclid=IwY2xjawFRhghleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSoDjttY7o3lpe0UGyGub6hh5tuFCzUFTKw1kNpaPew5upQESFkMy30FYQ_aem_VDWpCTOk9mo7embvUJD0dw

People across West Virginia and the East Coast reported seeing a bright light flying across the sky, but it wasn’t a comet or a meteor.

08/18/2024

https://www.wvva.com/2024/08/14/two-wanted-men-arrested-state-fair-west-virginia/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEu1UdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfAZqvCluLOdOXqjwiiqtdojPGWgziQGjUACrm5rLGozWRTpl2LWArm_Jg_aem_JaycdJVMfio7jyhjkqmRFQ

Two men are behind bars after being arrested at the State Fair of West Virginia.

08/15/2024

https://therealwv.com/2024/08/14/zoe-jean-fowler-grew-up-visiting-the-state-fair-of-wv-now-shes-returning-as-a-performer/?fbclid=IwY2xjawErY69leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSaEMpPdWJwFP0ctrQRdUY6BoqOXHF6jtOEuny9Ys2-EG2U4glgpGZ8r6Q_aem_nx_LFrA0LwvsOEKuMJ24gw

By Stephen Baldwin, RealWV “I grew up going to the fair,” says Nashville songwriter and recording artist Zoe Jean Fowler. “My family had a stand for al

08/12/2024

https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2024/08/06/wv-psc-opposes-ferc-transmission-rule/?utm_source=Mountain+State+Spotlight&utm_campaign=6dece34800-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_08_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_91c55fb9d7-6dece34800-482979528

Last month, the West Virginia PSC denounced a federal transmission rule that would mitigate rising electricity costs and increase grid reliability.

07/21/2024

https://cardinalnews.org/2022/09/12/st-paul-lawyer-authors-book-that-says-j-d-vance-is-a-fake-hillbilly/?utm%C2%A7source=ActiveCampaign&utm%C2%A7medium=email&utm%C2%A7content=This%20week%20s%20top%20story%3A%20It%20has%20been%20one%20of%20Virginia%20s%20hottest%2C%20driest%20summers%20-%20but%20a%20switch%20is%20about%20to%20flip&utm%C2%A7campaign=Saturday%2C%20July%2020%2C%202024

Frank Kilgore's book is a passionate defense of Appalachia, making the case that the region is more than stereotypes often suggest.

07/17/2024

Emily Calandrelli, a Morgantown, West Virginia native and WVU graduate will become the first female West Virginian in space. She announced, on July 16, 2024, that she will be traveling into space with Blue Origin.

07/14/2024

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/election-biden-trump-07-13-24/index.html

At least one attendee was killed and another was wounded in a shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania. Follow for live news updates.

07/12/2024

Political Commentary

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I like the photograph of President Biden because it is one I personally shot of him when he was simply "the former Vice President" in Owing...

06/28/2024

https://therealwv.com/2024/06/27/white-sulphur-hires-timothy-loehmann-officer-involved-in-fatal-shooting-of-12-year-old/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1N5fAKcd8RjBRuoqcbmxF62fVCHCMZTLF0ehtIJsq76XMsQzsG9JcBtZY%C2%A7aem%C2%A7dLvNaPJmu3P1EONzmOM76w

By Stephen Baldwin, RealWV The White Sulphur Springs police department has hired Timothy Loehmann. City Administrator Linda Coleman confirmed the hiring to R

06/26/2024

The Lewisburg Literary Festival will again take place the first weekend in August. The 2024 festival will feature bestselling author David Baldacci, whose books

06/20/2024

https://www.wvnstv.com/news/volunteers-clean-up-fayette-county-cemetery-to-honor-juneteenth/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1lGzTfL1z8yRNGKOHYpNV2oxvxx80OS41kELSQG8kXZWMqOegGhYTQ6SE_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) – In recognition of Juneteenth, Leadership West Virginia and Mountaineer Challenge Academy partnered to help clean up an historical site in Fayette County. These group…

06/13/2024

The justices unanimously rejected a bid to sharply curtail access to a widely available abortion pill, finding that the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue.

06/06/2024

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) state that parts of the pipeline may need an extra look after Equitrans Midstream Corporation found 50 anomalies in the underg…

05/24/2024

Historian Frank Cogliano had hoped to stay on at or maybe even lead Monticello one day. He will be leaving June 30.

05/21/2024

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — The results of a comparative report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding opioid overdose deaths from 2022 to 2023 have been released,

05/17/2024

Jonathan Board attended the First Foundation’s monthly meeting for the first time as the organization’s executive director on Thursday.