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Spectrum News 1
Disappearance of 2 Black women in Cleveland area highlights concerns regarding missing persons investigations
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Spectrum News 1
Two organizations work to curb child poverty in Cleveland
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Spectrum News 1
Nearly one month since missionaries kidnapped in Haiti, still no answers
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Spectrum News 1
Special improvement district to support property owners experiencing erosion​
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Spectrum News 1
Court rules, legislation inadequate for an Ohio bail disruptor
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The Daily Athenaeum
Late WVU student remembered as guy with big heart, being three steps ahead
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The Daily Athenaeum
NCAA, LGBTQ+ advocates oppose transgender sports bill; West Virginia lawmakers press on
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PolitiFact
West Virginia Democratic Party tweeted
on July 10, 2020, "Under the leadership of @WVGovernor Justice, West Virginia now has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread from person to person than any other state."
PolitiFact
Facebook post
on April 3, 2020 says, "In 1989, the founder of the Times Square Church prophesied that he saw 'a plague coming on the world and the bars and church and government will shut down,' with New York City especially hard hit."
Women Beyond Bars
Stories | More than a quarter of women serving prison sentences in WV are in jails
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PolitiFact
Instagram Post
stated on March 17, 2020, "While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the US Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption" which means "the government will be able to see all your messages and listen to all your calls."
PolitiFact West Virginia
Facebook post
stated on March 18, 2020 says "Senator Joe Manchin hit (an) all time low saying seniors and the disabled did not need the relief package $1000 on Fox News."
Women Beyond Bars
Stories | WV's Prison Infrastructure Can't Keep Pace With Growth in Women's Incarceration Numbers
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Photographed by Mike Youngren; courtesy of West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
PolitiFact West Virginia
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 12, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University, "In 2014...in McDowell County, W Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years."
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Women Beyond Bars
Stories | Justice Reinvestment: What is it and is it working in WV?
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The Young Women's Christian Association of Wheeling located in Wheeling, WV photographed by Patrick Orsagos