MORGANTOWN -- If you were in Morgantown during the summer and/or fall of 2020, chances are you’ve heard of Diamond Village. That was the name given to an encampment of unhoused individuals that began on private property before moving to an adjacent piece of city land in the ...
It’s a pretty grim roll call. Every five minutes of every hour of every day in America, someone will die of a drug overdose. A son. A daughter. A girlfriend, a boyfriend. A dad or an old roommate from college who just always seemed to be in control of every situation or ...
On Monday, hundreds of factors will perfectly align to create a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for inhabitants of the Mountain State. The moon will position itself between the Earth and sun, obscuring the sun’s powerful rays and casting a shadow over the Earth’s surface — and West ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
