CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Last week, the Kanawha County Commission voted to award $250,000 of opioid settlement funds to West Virginia Health Right for their recovery programs and services.
Health Right is a non-profit organization that gives healthcare access for under protected residents in the state and has several programs in place to reach out to those battling addiction to help them get back on their feet.
The commission brought frontline workers up during a meeting to recognize their important

MINK SHOALS, W.Va. — A two-vehicle accident has left one person injured in Kanawha County.
The crash was reported at around 11 o’clock Sunday morning in the 2000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue near Mink Shoals.
The road near the Dollar General was closed following the wreck but has since re-opened.
Injuries for the victim are not known at this time.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va –Two dozen aspiring teachers in West Virginia begin college this month as the sixth cohort of Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars start classes across the state.
Wheeling Park High School graduate Ciera Faulstick is part of that group, entering West Virginia University in the elementary education program. She is looking forward to the opportunity to impact students some day in the future.
“I just want to bring such a positive impact to every student that I teach. I may be having

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — More than 100 people attended a FirstEnergy open house at Shepherd University’s Wellness Center in Jefferson County last week regarding the Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link (MARL).
Delegate Chris Anders
Del. Chris Anders, R-Berkeley, was one of the many that stood outside protesting the 105-mile, 500,000-volt transmission line from Pennsylvania to Virginia via several West Counties to provide energy for the growing number of data centers there.
“Not one single person that showed

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The 2025 FallFest line up at West Virginia University is heavy on local talent and scheduled for Monday night at the Rec Center Fields on the Evansdale campus.
The headliner is Sierra Ferrell, a Mountain State singer-songwriter, roots musician, and four time Grammy winner. Also on the stage will be Seneca, a popular band founded by University students. Students will also enjoy additional music provided by DJ Max Clark from U92 The Moose.
Seneca
The night of the show, three

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin will release a memoir in September called Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense.
Manchin’s book tour will begin in Morgantown Friday, Sept. 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the Diversified Energy Terrace at Milan Puskar Stadium on the campus of West Virginia University. The discussion will be moderated by retired MetroNews “Talkline” host Hoppy Kercheval. The book will be released Sept 16.
Manchin, 77, left the Senate last year after deciding not to run