/tags/west-virginia West Virginia en-US Copyright Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:14:13 GMT /news/2020-04-09/ohio-valley-faces-pandemic-with-health-system-hollowed-by-hospital-closures As new cases of coronavirus mount in the Ohio Valley, health officials are bracing for an onslaught of patients and what could be unprecedented demand for… Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:14:13 GMT /news/2020-04-09/ohio-valley-faces-pandemic-with-health-system-hollowed-by-hospital-closures Liam Niemeyer /news-partners/2019-12-30/west-virginia-governor-approves-firing-all-cadets-who-posed-in-nazi-like-salute-photo "As I said from the beginning, I condemn the photo of Basic Training Class 18 in the strongest possible terms," Gov. Jim Justice said. "This act needed to result in real consequences." Tue, 31 Dec 2019 02:08:52 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-30/west-virginia-governor-approves-firing-all-cadets-who-posed-in-nazi-like-salute-photo Vanessa Romo /news-partners/npr-news/2018-08-13/west-virginia-house-votes-to-impeach-all-4-state-supreme-court-justices Chief Justice Margaret Workman and Justices Allen Loughry and Elizabeth Walker face impeachment trials in the state Senate. The fourth justice, Robin Davis, announced her retirement Tuesday. Mon, 13 Aug 2018 19:17:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2018-08-13/west-virginia-house-votes-to-impeach-all-4-state-supreme-court-justices Bill Chappell, Dave Mistich, Camila Domonoske, Barbara Campbell /news/2018-06-13/rover-pipeline-fined-430-000-for-violations-in-west-virginia West Virginia regulators have issued a $430,000 fine for permit violations against the company behind the 713-mile Rover Pipeline, which has racked up… Wed, 13 Jun 2018 19:07:27 GMT /news/2018-06-13/rover-pipeline-fined-430-000-for-violations-in-west-virginia Associated Press /news/2018-05-08/cardinal-health-chair-to-congress-were-deeply-sorry-for-oversupplying-pills In a scene bringing back images of Big Tobacco CEOs taking the oath, the chair of Dublin-based drug distributor Cardinal Health appeared before a U.S.… Tue, 08 May 2018 17:38:34 GMT /news/2018-05-08/cardinal-health-chair-to-congress-were-deeply-sorry-for-oversupplying-pills Steve Brown /news-partners/2018-04-01/battling-heroin-with-a-hearse-and-a-prayer In a West Virginia community hard hit by the opioid crisis, two people have taken on the fight against addiction, using unorthodox — and very different — approaches. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 12:16:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-04-01/battling-heroin-with-a-hearse-and-a-prayer Elizabeth Blair /news-partners/2018-01-30/drug-distributors-shipped-20-8-million-painkillers-to-west-virginia-town-of-3-000 Other towns were similarly inundated, in a state that now has the highest rate of drug overdose deaths. In 2008, one wholesaler provided 5,624 pills for every man, woman and child in Kermit, W.Va. Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:36:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-01-30/drug-distributors-shipped-20-8-million-painkillers-to-west-virginia-town-of-3-000 Laurel Wamsley /news-partners/2017-04-23/from-risking-his-life-to-saving-lives-ex-coal-miner-is-happy-to-take-the-paycut The "Brave New Workers" series tells stories of Americans adapting to a changing economy. This week: after years working in the coal mines of West Virginia, a miner charts a new career in health care. Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:47:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-04-23/from-risking-his-life-to-saving-lives-ex-coal-miner-is-happy-to-take-the-paycut Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi /news/2016-10-19/dewine-and-neighboring-attorneys-general-hosting-meeting-on-opiate-abuse Attorneys general from West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky are expected to meet with experts from law enforcement, health care and faith-based groups next… Wed, 19 Oct 2016 12:10:41 GMT /news/2016-10-19/dewine-and-neighboring-attorneys-general-hosting-meeting-on-opiate-abuse The Associated Press Ohio /news/2016-10-10/records-show-cardinal-health-shipped-millions-of-pain-pills-to-west-virginia Federal records show a Central Ohio drug company shipped 241 million hydrocodone and oxycodone pills to West Virginia over a five-year period.Cardinal… Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:17:44 GMT /news/2016-10-10/records-show-cardinal-health-shipped-millions-of-pain-pills-to-west-virginia The Associated Press Ohio