Mountain State Morning

In the 1970s, before abortion clinics opened in West Virginia, a pastor was helping women in the Eastern Panhandle get to New York, where abortion was legal. He helped found the Women's Health Center in Charleston. Now, in 2019, the center is under siege.

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Marshall County Sen. Mike Maroney says he isn't involved in an investigation into a prostitution ring in his hometown. Plus, audio postcards from the State Fair of West Virginia and Perseid meteor shower, which continue this month.

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A man whose wife jumped from the New River Gorge Bridge filed a wrongful death lawsuit, saying his wife was bullied. We'll talk to reporter Lacie Pierson about the lawsuit.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail won quite a few awards over the weekend. We'll give you a quick run-down.

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Mountain State Morning is one year old. These are the sounds of the last 12 months.

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This week on Mountain State Morning: Homeless students account for nearly 4 percent of all students enrolled this past school year in grades K-12 in public schools.

Also: A federal judge's ruling last week paved the way for the release of more, previously confidential information on opioid shipments to every state, county, town and pharmacy in the U.S.

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This week on Mountain State Morning: The most recent legislative session, lawmakers passed a resolution that condemned people who challenged the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. It was written by a lobbyist whose company is building the pipeline. Also: How residents are affected when Clay County's only major grocery store closes.

Click here to watch "Powerless": a documentary from ProPublica and CBSN.

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This week on Mountain State Morning: The state's plan to get quail back. Also: The obstacles slowing the rollout of pharmacist-prescribed birth control in West Virginia.

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This week on Mountain State Morning: Three years after the June 2016 floods, a Nicholas County family is still waiting on help. Also: The U.S. Youth Soccer Eastern Regional Championships continue in our own backyard.

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This month, the West Virginia Supreme Court issued two very different rulings in two natural gas cases. Today: The story behind those cases.

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Tomorrow is West Virginia Day — the anniversary of West Virginia's birth as a state in 1863. Today, we tell you the story of West Virginia's journey to statehood.

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