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Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
(Huntington) Herald-Dispatch. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Local addiction treatment programs need continued support The...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
Charleston Gazette-Mail. May 24, 2021. Editorial: West Virginia’s water conundrum Politicians can talk all they want...

5 chosen for induction into Marshall journalism Hall of Fame

May. 25, 2021 04:19 AM EDT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Five Marshall University graduates have been selected for induction into the School of Journalism and Mass Communications Hall of Fame...

West Virginia library honored with top national award

May. 19, 2021 04:38 AM EDT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A public library in West Virginia was honored as one of six libraries and museums nationwide that made great contributions to their...

Marshall University Jazz Camp being offered virtually again

May. 11, 2021 04:16 AM EDT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University is holding its Jazz Camp through virtual sessions again this year, for students ages 13 and up. ...

First concert in over a year to be held in Huntington

Apr. 16, 2021 04:38 AM EDT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Live music will return to Huntington for the first time in over a year on Friday for a concert that will mark the city's 150th...

Steven Ash, 33, works at the tire shop his family owns in Huntington, W.Va., Wednesday, March 17, 2021, and where he overdosed just days before. Ash was 19 when he took his first OxyContin pill and his life spiraled after that. The last year has been particularly brutal. He took more drugs to numb the pain, but it made things worse, a vicious cycle, he said, but he isn't sure how to escape it. He knows he's putting his mother through hell. "I fight with myself every day. It's like I've got two devils on one shoulder and an angel on the other," he said. "Who is going to win today?" (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A city wrestled down an addiction crisis. Then came COVID-19

By Claire Galofaro Apr. 08, 2021 01:03 AM EDT

Larrecsa Cox, who leads the Quick Response Team whose mission is to save every citizen who survives an overdose from the next one, peers around a stairwell while walking through an abandoned home frequented by people struggling with addiction, in Huntington, W.Va., Thursday, March 18, 2021. As the COVID pandemic killed more than a half-million Americans, it also quietly worsened what was before it the country's greatest public health crisis: addiction and despair. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A city wrestled down an addiction crisis. Then came COVID-19

By Claire Galofaro Apr. 08, 2021 01:02 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2021 07:25 AM EDT
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ March 23 The Herald-Dispatch on the $1.9...

Marshall University to get $400K for mental health research

Mar. 24, 2021 04:15 AM EDT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University will receive nearly $400,000 from the federal government to further mental health research. ...

West Virginia to get $2.4M in federal HIV prevention funding

Mar. 19, 2021 04:22 AM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will receive nearly $2.4 million from the federal government to fund HIV prevention and treatment. The state is...

West Virginia. Caption: Solutions Oriented Addiction Response organizer Brooke Parker displays an HIV testing kit Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Charleston, W.Va. The nonprofit group operates health fairs for residents, including syringe exchanges and HIV testing. (AP Photo/John Raby)
CDC: West Virginia HIV wave could be 'tip of the iceberg'

By John Raby Mar. 17, 2021 11:57 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2021 06:57 AM EDT
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ March 16 The Herald-Dispatch on a possible...

Marshall University investigates claims of large parties

Mar. 05, 2021 04:21 PM EST
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University said Friday it is suspending Greek life at the Huntington, West Virginia, school after allegations of large...

West Virginia Republican state Del. Derrick Evans exits the Sidney L. Christie U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building after being arraigned, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in Huntington, W.Va. Evans was charged with entering a restricted area after he livestreamed himself rushing into the Capitol with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
State lawmaker charged after entering Capitol with rioters

By Cuneyt Dil Jan. 08, 2021 05:29 PM EST

A Liverpool fans with a Jurgen Klopp protective face mask applauds before the start of an English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday Dec. 27, 2020. (Stu Forster/Pool via AP)
The Latest: Marshall postpones 2 men's basketball games

By The Associated Press Jan. 06, 2021 05:26 AM EST

Rice quarterback JoVoni Johnson (3) rushes upfield on a keeper past Marshall defender Darius Hodge (2) during an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Huntington, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
Rice uses 5 interceptions to upset No. 15 Marshall 20-0

By John Raby Dec. 05, 2020 04:46 PM EST

Marshall quarterback Grant Wells, center, celebrates Brenden Knox's 45-yard rushing touchdown with him as the Herd takes on UMass during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
Marshall game special for players on 1970 crash anniversary

By John Raby Nov. 12, 2020 11:47 AM EST

Marshall running back Sheldon Evans (5) breaks through the Massachusetts defense on his way to a touchdown during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Huntington, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
Wells, Knox, No. 16 Marshall outmuscle Massachusetts 51-10

By John Raby Nov. 07, 2020 05:55 PM EST

Marshall games called off by virus rescheduled for December

Nov. 04, 2020 01:45 PM EST
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — No. 16 Marshall will play two rescheduled games in December after they were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. ...