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West Virginia First Foundation envisioning broad goals

The West Virginia First Foundation, established to distribute millions of dollars in opioid litigation money, is starting to consider its overarching goals. “Addiction has its tentacles in just about everything across the spectrum, from education to law enforcement to first responders to the healthcare system to public health to local government to regional jails. You can just go on and on and on about the impact that addiction has had,” said Dr. Matt Christiansen, the state health officer who also serves on the foundation board. “And that’s really represented in many of ...

RDVIC still fighting sexual violence after 50-plus years

Sexual harassment, abuse, and assault happens every day, in every community. No gender, age, race or social group is unaffected by these crimes — anyone can experience or perpetrate sexual violence. According to The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), sexual violence is any ...

Emergency food, shelter funding awarded to Mon County

Monongalia County was awarded $36,527 from the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) for Phase 41. Nonprofit organizations that serve residents of Mon County in the areas of shelter, food, and rental/mortgage/utility assistance are eligible to apply. The application for funding is due ...

Michael Green: Still teaching art (and making it, too)

Michael Green wasn’t exactly putting his best face forward Wednesday afternoon, but it was still pretty good. And to be fair, it was an art lesson on the fly. That was after a guy with a notebook, who, for the record, can’t even render stick figures the same way twice, had asked him ...

Morgantown seeking $30 million for runway project

MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is asking Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito to provide a major shot in the arm for the Morgantown Municipal Airport runway extension project.  The city is requesting $45.5 million in earmarks, or congressionally directed spending, from ...

‘I just hung on’ — Fayette County resident describes tornado that moved through Lavista

LAVISTA — The little Fayette County community of Lavista looks nothing like it did just before a tornado tore through it late Tuesday afternoon. Lifelong Lavista resident Lisa Carte told MetroNews there was a warning on her phone at around 4:30 p.m., she heard her adult son — who lives next door — scream, and then the tornado arrived. She had intended to get to her son’s basement but she didn’t make it. “The warning went off, he looked up and he seen it coming. So they grabbed their kids and went to the basement but by the time I got to my front door I could hear ...