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WVPT play examines addiction, PTSD

MORGANTOWN — Johnny Pope, a Korean War veteran, returns to New York addicted to a medication meant to help him. That opioid dependency, coupled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), deeply and painfully affect Pope and his family. It’s a story that hits home for Matt Webster, who ...

TV: After 4,000 episodes, a halt for Jerry Springer’s show

NEW YORK (AP) — Somehow it doesn’t seem right for Jerry Springer to exit quietly. There should be one last thrown chair or a bleep-filled tirade, at the very least. Instead, it was announced with no fanfare this week that he will stop making new episodes of his memorably raucous talk ...

TV: Nickelodeon, HQ Trivia mark ‘Double Dare’ reboot’s debut

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nickelodeon is joining with HQ Trivia to celebrate the “Double Dare” reboot. A 1990s-themed trivia game will pair the Nickelodeon show’s original host, Marc Summers, with HQ host Scott Rogowsky. The game will include “Double Dare” trivia questions and ...

MUSIC: Colombian singer at World Cup reports hotel theft in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police say that $800,000 worth of valuables have been stolen from Colombian singer Maluma’s hotel room in Moscow while he’s visiting Russia to support the Colombia team at the World Cup. Russian news reports quoted local police as saying that the stolen items ...

CELEBS: The list of celebrities upset by US border policy grows

NEW YORK (AP) — Country music icon Willie Nelson has extended an offer to meet President Donald Trump at one of the detention centers at the U.S.-Mexico border to better understand what’s happening there. It’s the latest attempt by a celebrity hoping to end the administration’s ...

MUSIC: Rapper XXXTentacion shot dead in Florida

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Troubled rapper-singer XXXTentacion was shot and killed Monday in Florida in what police called an apparent robbery attempt. The 20-year-old rising star, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was pronounced dead Monday evening at a Fort Lauderdale-area ...