Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Rise Sharply in West Virginia
West Virginia saw fentanyl linked overdose deaths nearly triple last year from 55 in 2014 to 154, with Kanawha and Cabell counties each reporting 33 fatalities and Berkeley County 15. The state has the nation’s highest overdose death rate, totaling 643 in 2015, and officials warn numbers may rise as December reports come in.
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Obamas Attend Easter Service at Historic African Church
President Barack Obama and the first family attended Easter services at Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, a historic church linked to Thomas Jefferson era. Pastor Howard John Wesley praised the first family as the "gorgeous family" as the congregation sang and reflected on faith amid preparations for the Easter Egg Roll returning to the White House grounds.
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Cat survives eight days in mailed box in England
Cupcake the Siamese endured eight days inside a box with a DVD shipment traveling from Cornwall to West Sussex before the recipient reported the dehydrated cat. The RSPCA traced the owners via the microchip and intervened.
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Plane crash at Yeager Airport leaves one in critical condition
HARLESTON AP A small Cessna 172 Skyhawk flipped over and caught fire while taking off at Yeager Airport injuring one person who underwent surgery and remains critical but stable. Authorities have not named the other fatality as FAA and NTSB join the investigation with manufacturers’ representatives on site.
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Fire on CAMC Memorial Hospital roof in Charleston
A generator sparked a Sunday roof fire at CAMC Memorial Hospital in Charleston but no injuries were reported. The Charleston Fire Department extinguished the flames, according to WSAZ-TV.
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