Makers and sellers of prescription painkillers will soon begin paying out billions of dollars to settle lawsuits that have accused them of fueling the opioid epidemic. Most recently, more than […]
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Guest essay: U.S.-Israel alliance makes the world a safer place
by Stuart V. Pavilack The Dominion Post published a guest essay Aug. 22 entitled “Teaching about Sept. 11 in America.” It had less to do with teaching than to slander […]
October festival in Rowlesburg celebrates chestnut tree
ROWLESBURG — The 13th Annual West Virginia Chestnut Festival, celebrating the heritage, tradition and the restoration efforts of the giant hardwood tree that once dominated the hills of the 16 […]
Comcast’s rural broadband expansion continues with investment in Preston
Comcast recently announced it is upgrading and expanding the reach of its network serving Preston County and will pass roughly 470 rural homes and businesses with 31 miles of new […]
Project integrates care for HIV, hepatitis C and opioid-use-disorder
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University researcher Judith Feinberg has partnered with colleagues at Yale University to integrate services for opioid use disorder, the hepatitis C virus and HIV in 20 […]
WVU women’s soccer team scores five, soars to win over Saint Francis
MORGANTOWN — Behind 13 shots on goal, the No.18-ranked WVU women’s soccer team cruised to a 5-0 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) on Sunday at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Wrapping […]
Country Doctors bring personal touch to family medicine practice in Masontown
MASONTOWN — The Mays weren’t always doctors. Albert used to work construction, and when their children were little they were clowns known as Pockets and Pounds. Now, Albert and his […]
Folklife program releases collection of digital archives
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Folklife Program, the National Endowment for the Arts-supported state folklife program and a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, announces that its digital archives […]
100 Days in Appalachia wins national Murrow Award
MORGANTOWN — The nonprofit digital news outlet, 100 Days in Appalachia, incubated at the West Virginia University Reed College of Media Innovation Center, was named a 2021 recipient of a […]
QRT Grief Support Group works to heal, reduce stigma
MORGANTOWN — While the COVID-19 pandemic surges, there is a quieter epidemic that has been plaguing West Virginia for years: overdose. According to the National Institutes of Health, West Virginia […]
