The lawsuit argues that the opioid epidemic has significantly and negatively impacted nearly every aspect of the county’s $26 million budget and the public services it provides, including health care, ...

West Virginia recently reached a milestone in the long fight against drugs. Last week, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced ...

West Virginia First was founded by the state to distribute the opioid settlement money, which it’s received $200 million of. In the last month, they’ve announced that they will be granting 10. ...

This is the second in a four-part series that looks at how West Virginia's counties are making choices about spending ...

West Virginia will receive an estimated $980 million over the next 17 years from a global settlement of a class action ...

The number of opioid-related deaths with concurrent gastrointestinal complications in the United States more than tripled ...

BECKLEY, W. Va. –– "Hear the rattle in the holler, that ain't no snake. That's a white coat man with some pills to take." Marcus Oglesby, lead singer of the band Creek Don't Rise, penned these ...

As millions in opioid settlement funds reach West Virginia, counties are making high-stakes choices about how to spend it — revealing the tension between political priorities, financial ...

The series was published in partnership with West Virginia University’s Reed School of Media and Communications, with support from Scott Widmeyer. This story was published by Mountain State ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia could receive up to $53 million over the next nine years from a proposed settlement between the Sackler family — the owners of opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma ...

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, introduced legislation Tuesday aimed toward aiding addiction recovery centers across his home state. The Budgeting for Opioid Addiction ...

BECKLEY, W. Va. –– "Hear the rattle in the holler, that ain't no snake. That's a white coat man with some pills to take." ...