West Virginia News Digest

Good evening! Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up today in West Virginia. Questions about today's coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the Charleston bureau at 304-346-0897 or chwpr@ap.org. Travis Loller is on the desk. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories, digests and digest advisories will keep you up to date. For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org.
Published: Jul. 11, 2020 at 1:33 PM EDT
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Good evening! Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up today in West Virginia. Questions about today's coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the Charleston bureau at 304-346-0897 or chwpr@ap.org. Travis Loller is on the desk. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories, digests and digest advisories will keep you up to date. For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org.

Top Stories

OPIOID CRISIS-PURDUE-BANKRUPTCY

UNDATED — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma should not be able to make any more political contributions without a judge’s permission, lawyers for its creditors said in a court filing.

HOMELESSNESS-HOUSING

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The homelessness numbers for Berkeley County tell a promising story. In 2016, the county rate of homelessness was 1.3 people per thousand, according to the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness’ statistics. This year, it was .74 people per thousand. But experts say trouble is brewing in the county seat — Martinsburg — because of a city law called the “drug house ordinance.”

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EXCHANGE-FOLK FELLOWSHIP

CLAY, W.Va. — It’s been a long time since a West Virginian has been awarded a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, an honor given to artists for their contributions to folk and traditional arts. Appalachian weaver B. Dorothy Thompson was the last award-winner from the state. An AP Member Exchange.

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ADAPTIVE AUTOMOBILES-VETERANS, from SHIRLEY, Maine — A pair of U.S. senators from Maine and West Virginia has introduced a proposal to reduce the cost of special adaptive vehicle equipment for severely disabled veterans

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