Huntington

The City of Huntington and Cabell County are in federal court, taking prescription opioid distributors to task. If the city and county win their lawsuit, that could result in a payout of tens of millions of dollars. And in theory, that money could help fix the problem. Health reporter June Leffler asked Dr. Lyn O’Connell how much a big settlement could loosen the grip opioids have on her community.

West Virginia Public Broadcasting spoke with NaBryia Palmer, a nursing student in Cabell County and Charleston native, how about she is deciding whether or not to leave the state.This article is the first in our series “Plugging the Brain Drain” with stories of how young West Virginians are making the decision to stay or leave.

On this West Virginia Morning, state lawmakers closed a legislative session after 60 days where the pandemic’s effect loomed large— both in terms of process and policy. We also have updates on the bills that passed, and the ones that didn't. Finally, we visit one high school in Huntington as health officials work to vaccinate younger, more sociable West Virginians to slow the spread of the coronavirus and evolving variants.

In an essay in the Opinion section of the Washington Post, mayors from eight cities in the Ohio Valley called for a 21st Century version of the World War II-era Marshall Plan, the U.S. aid program that helped rebuild Europe after the war to revitalize the region.

Fifty years ago, on November 14, 1970, a plane carrying 75 members of the Marshall University football team, boosters and community leaders crashed on approach to Huntington Tri-State airport, killing everyone on board.The crash changed the university as the students and faculty grieved. The accident also changed the city of Huntington, and the relationship between the university and the town as well.

On November 9, 1952, the Huntington Galleries opened in the Park Hills section of Huntington. It was West Virginia’s largest art museum. By the time the name of the galleries was changed to the Huntington Museum of Art in 1987, the collection had grown to more than 15,000 objects.

On this West Virginia Morning, we hear what issues are top of mind for some voters in the southern part of the state. Also, in this show, we hear reports from this month’s West Virginia Board of Education meeting, we hear the latest on a court case involving the governor’s residency, and we hear about a COVID-19 outbreak in Huntington.

The entertainer known as Dagmar died on October 9, 2001. Born as Virginia Ruth Egnor in Logan County, West Virginia in 1921, in the 1950s she was one of the most recognizable faces on television and even graced the cover of Life magazine.

Federal grants of about $10 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce were awarded to four West Virginia projects Monday to help with infrastructure…

On this West Virginia Morning, we’ll hear from a veteran reporter who covers the environment about the struggling system that makes sure that mining sites…