In a final push to enroll more West Virginians in federal subsidized health insurance, the non-profit WV Navigator is hosting sign-up events this week. Assistance is also available by calling (304) 356-5834.
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West Virginia University researchers are studying how rural residents can receive better mental health care access online, through a new program called the Appalachian Mind Health Initiative. It could have broader implications nationwide on how mental health care is brought to those who may not have strong resources. -
West Virginia ranks far below the national average for registered organ donors. To raise awareness and encourage others to become an organ donor, Gov. Jim Justice signed a proclamation for the first-ever West Virginia Donor Day.
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If you’ve listened to Inside Appalachia, there’s a good chance you’ve heard LaPrelle’s music before, as one half of Anna & Elizabeth. That would be LaPrelle, who grew up in Rural Retreat, Virginia, and Anna Roberts Gevalt, who is now based in Brooklyn. Inside Appalachia co-host Mason Adams spoke with LaPrelle to learn more, beginning with LaPrelle’s roots as a ballad singer who took up the tradition of regional legends like Texas Gladden.
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On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia University journalism graduate student Patrick Orsagos wanted to know how a new law, aimed to reduce overcrowded regional jails by encouraging judges to release people on personal recognizance bonds, would work. We kickoff a new series, “$50,000 to Freedom: Exploring Bail in West Virginia.”
Mountain Stage
Jacob Blickenstaff
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Jacob Blickenstaff
Mountain Stage will offer a free, one-time-only live stream of this Sunday’s show emanating from the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va. There are tickets available to join us in person, or anyone with an internet connection will be able to watch the show as it happens at MountainStage.org and at LiveSessions.NPR.org.
Inside Appalachia
Collection of Kenneth King, WV Mine Wars Museum
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This week on Inside Appalachia, co-host Mason Adams sits down with Elizabeth LaPrelle, who grew up in Rural Retreat, Virginia. She and her husband Brian Dolphin moved from Brooklyn back to southwestern Virginia just before the pandemic hit. As longtime performers and new parents they took to Facebook Live, posting weekly livestreams of lullabies and stories. We’ll also hear about a song called “Tom Dooley,” which was first released shortly after the Civil War. It resurfaced 60 years ago, when it topped the Billboard charts.
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A complaint filed against West Virginia officials and the state Department of Health and Human Resources, alleging that they violated the rights of a dozen foster care children, has been dismissed.
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After 38 days of testimony and two days of closing arguments, attorneys representing Cabell County and the City of Huntington, as well as those representing the three major drug distributors accused of fueling the opioid epidemic, have crossed the finish line.
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As she went through a timeline of state and federal regulatory decisions, an attorney for giant drug distributor Cardinal Health told a federal judge that the huge numbers of opioid painkillers shipped to Cabell County were never “unreasonable.”
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"It's the unknown that people are afraid of," said Council Member Sharon Kuhl. In an 8-1 vote Tuesday evening, the council banned any new addiction treatment centers and recovery homes from opening in the city for about a year.
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Growing mushrooms that are harvested from the wild is doable. Jeremiah Stevens fromOhio Valley Mushrooms give us a look into his home lab.
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Brig. Gen. David V. Cochran assumed command of the West Virginia Air National Guard (WVANG) from Brig. Gen. Ray Shepard in a formal change of command ceremony held at the 130th Airlift Wing, McLaughlin Air Force Base in Charleston.
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