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A middle school football player, Cohen Craddock, has died after suffering a head injury during practice at Madison Middle School in Boone County, West Virginia.

West Virginia August 27, 2024 12:17 pm

West Virginia 8th grader dies from head injuries sustained during football practice

Cohen Craddock, 13, hit his head during football practice Friday, resulting in brain swelling.

FILE - An MRI scan of an Alzheimer's patient's brain.

New York August 11, 2023 9:04 pm

Some insurers won't cover new Alzheimer's treatment shown to slow decline

Some private insurers are balking at paying for the first drug fully approved to slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients.

A black bear emerged from a dumpster, shocking a West Virginia principal.

West Virginia May 2, 2023 5:38 pm

‘As Scared as I Was': Black Bear in Dumpster Gives West Virginia Principal a Roaring Wake-Up Call

A black bear gave a West Virginia principal quite the wake-up call when it emerged — growling and roaring — from a dumpster outside an elementary school.

Animals May 2, 2023 4:53 pm

Black Bear in School Dumpster Gives Principal an Early-Morning Surprise

School surveillance video shows an elementary school principal in West Virginia coming eye-to-eye with a bear when unlocking the school dumpster one morning.

The press box at the Wayne High School Softball field partially collapsed Saturday afternoon, sending multiple people to the hospital.

West Virginia May 1, 2023 1:36 pm

West Virginia Press Box Collapse Sends Nine to Hospital

Six students and three adults were taken for medical attention after the floor of a press box collapsed during a West Virginia softball tournament. None of the injuries appear to be life-threatening.