Emily Rice

Jan 6, 2025 | wvpublic.org | Emily Rice

As snow continues falling and freezing across the region, thousands of Mountain State residents are left without electricity. With a winter storm warning in effect until early Tuesday morning and temperatures expected to fall to single digits by Thursday, state health officials offered advice and resources to help residents stay warm. While advising anyone needing immediate assistance to call 911, state health officials shared advice and resources in a Monday morning press release.

Nov 26, 2024 | wvpublic.org | Emily Rice

West Virginia’s Attorney General is warning holiday shoppers to stay alert as scams ramp up during the busy Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping rush.

Nov 9, 2024 | wvpublic.org | Emily Rice

On this West Virginia Week, Jim Justice, the state’s two-term Republican governor, won a decisive victory in the race for the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s general election. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia’s three-term attorney general, won the governorship, continuing a conservative shift in state leadership. Meanwhile, parts of West Virginia have been experiencing drought conditions, with the Department of Forestry fighting 82 wildfires in the southern coalfields this week.

Nov 6, 2024 | wvpublic.org | Emily Rice

A ban on medically assisted suicide will now be part of West Virginia’s constitution. West Virginia voters passed Amendment 1 by a single percentage point. The decision came down to 6,080 votes. Assisted suicide is legal in ten states and the District of Columbia. Internationally, the practice is legal in several European countries, Canada, Columbia and parts of Australia.

Oct 22, 2024 | wvnews.com | Emily Rice

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced cases of whooping cough have more than quadrupled nationally in the last year. Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. According to health experts like Dr. Steven Eshenaur, executive director and health officer at the Kanawha Charleston Health Department, the five-shot series of the Pertussis vaccine is the best way to prevent illness.