Jul 5 Election 2020 Six Months After Capitol Riot, 46 From Ohio Valley Face Charges The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol left five people dead and caused an estimated $1.5 million in damage to the Capitol building. In the six months since then, federal authorities say, about 470 people have been arrested in nearly every state, including at least 46 people in the Ohio Valley. The Ohio Valley […] By Jeff Young and Suhail Bhat Jul 5 Election 2020 Six Months After Capitol Riot, 46 From Ohio Valley Face Charges Jeff Young and Suhail Bhat
Jul 2 Coronavirus Nearly Half A Million In Ohio Valley Lose Jobless Benefits An analysis by the Ohio Valley ReSource showed that roughly 488,000 people in Ohio and West Virginia have lost supplemental unemployment payments after Republican governors there scrapped the federal unemployment benefit programs put in place during the pandemic. Another 65,000 people in Kentucky eligible for the payments await a decision by the Democratic governor there […] By Suhail Bhat Jul 2 Coronavirus Nearly Half A Million In Ohio Valley Lose Jobless Benefits Suhail Bhat
Apr 13 Coronavirus J&J Vaccine Pause Cuts Into Available Doses In The Ohio Valley State leaders around the Ohio Valley will temporarily have fewer doses of COVID-19 vaccine to distribute following the Food and Drug Administration’s decision Tuesday to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Regional officials gave no indication that they will have shortages of vaccines as a result, but the pause on the Johnson […] By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young Apr 13 Coronavirus J&J Vaccine Pause Cuts Into Available Doses In The Ohio Valley Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young
Mar 16 Coronavirus A Pandemic Year: See How COVID-19 Spread In The Ohio Valley See how COVID-19 spread across Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, and how deaths mounted over time in counties around the region. By Suhail Bhat Mar 16 Coronavirus A Pandemic Year: See How COVID-19 Spread In The Ohio Valley Suhail Bhat
Dec 23 Health Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis New federal data shows the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to the country’s deadliest 12-month period for drug overdose fatalities, including a sharp increase in overdose deaths in the Ohio Valley. According to the latest data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 81,000 people died due to drug overdoses in the 12 months from […] By Suhail Bhat Dec 23 Health Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis Suhail Bhat
Dec 15 Health Ohio Valley Hospitals Filling Up Thanks To COVID-19 Surge New HHS data shows that many hospitals in the Ohio Valley are under strain, running short of bed space, especially for the most critically ill. By Suhail Bhat Dec 15 Health Ohio Valley Hospitals Filling Up Thanks To COVID-19 Surge Suhail Bhat
Mar 13 Health Hospital Closures, Underfunded Health Centers In Ohio Valley Hinder Coronavirus Response Nearly 20 percent of more than 100 rural hospital closures across the country since 2010 have been in Appalachia. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 13 Health Hospital Closures In Ohio Valley Hinder Coronavirus Response Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 24 Economy Ohio Valley Farmers Unsure About New Trump Trade Aid Payments The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday details of a second round of aid totaling $16 billion for farmers affected by the trade war with China. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 24 Economy Ohio Valley Farmers Unsure About New Trump Trade Aid Payments Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 17 Health Federal Opioid Strikeforce Indicts More Than A Dozen Ohio Valley Doctors These are the first major indictments from the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force, which started work in December. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 17 Health Ohio Valley Doctors Charged In Illegal Prescription Opioid Crackdown Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 5 Environment Study Finds Coal Ash Contamination Widespread In Ohio Valley A new study finds more than 90 percent of the nation’s coal ash repositories are leaking unsafe levels of toxic chemicals into nearby groundwater. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 5 Environment Study Finds Coal Ash Contamination Widespread In Ohio Valley Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 29 Community To Combat Opioid Epidemic, Feds Open New DEA Office In Louisville U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Louisville Field Division is the first new DEA division established in 20 years. By Jeff Young Nov 29 Community To Combat Opioid Epidemic, Feds Open New DEA Office In Louisville Jeff Young
May 25 Politics Trump Budget Cuts Would Hit Trump Country Hardest Some experts say the deep cuts in Trump’s proposed budget would fall disproportionately on many of the poor and working class people in the Ohio Valley. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Jeff Young May 25 Politics Trump Budget Cuts Would Hit Trump Country Hardest Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Jeff Young