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Lori Kersey

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Covers:  local hospitals, charleston area medical center, kanawha-charleston health department, west virginia department of health and human resources
State government reporter for @wv_watch. former @wvgazettemail. Cat/dog mom, crocheter. @marshallSOJMC grad. Send story ideas to lkersey@westvirginiawatch.com

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Lori Kersey’s Biography

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I'm currently the weekend editor and a general assignment reporter for the Charleston Gazette-Mail in West Virginia. I've also covered the health and business beats for the newspaper and worked for smaller papers in Kentucky and Ohio.
I earned a master's degree in communication at Morehead State University and a bachelor's in print journalism at Marshall University.
I'm a native of Sissonville, West Virginia.

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Some patients find path to recovery through needle exchange program

Some patients find path to recovery through needle exchange program

When Demian Byrne first started going to the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department harm-reduction program, it …

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Questions and answers about needle exchange programs

Questions and answers about needle exchange programs

Charleston Mayor Danny Jones and other city officials have called for an end to the needle exchange program a…

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Two Charleston Jewish congregations, long separate, may consolidate

Two Charleston Jewish congregations, long separate, may consolidate

Charleston has two distinct Jewish congregations that date back to the late 1800s. Temple Israel, on Kanawha …

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WV delegate calls for Clinton to be executed

WV delegate calls for Clinton to be executed

The employer of a West Virginia lawmaker says it's investigating after he said on social media that president…

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Weston business keeps glassblowing tradition alive

Weston business keeps glassblowing tradition alive

The Appalachian Glass Factory is located in Weston, W.Va.

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Hoover band marches on after flood

Hoover band marches on after flood

Weeks after 7 feet of floodwater all but destroyed their room, equipment and instruments, the Herbert Hoover …

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4,000 fewer West Virginia children have SNAP since One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed

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By Lori Kersey Verified
| Coal Valley News Verified
About 4,000 fewer West Virginia children have federal food assistance benefits as of May, a year after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed last summer, according to data from the state Department of Human Services. The law — which Trump signed into law July 4, 2025 — made historic cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly called SNAP or food stamps, as well as to the health care program Medicaid. kAm“!C6DF>23=J 49:=5C6?
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Morrisey: $2.4M of WV’s Rural Health funds will go to 3 organizations for employer-based health Original

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By Lori Kersey Verified
| West Virginia Watch
The state of West Virginia will award $2.4 million of its federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding to three organizations to expand worksite and employer-based health services. It’s the first announced allocation of the state’s funding from the federal money. The five-year program awarded West Virginia nearly $199 million for the first year.
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Morrisey: $2.4M of WV’s Rural Health funds will go to 3 organizations for employer-based health

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By Lori Kersey Verified
| Morgan County Citizen Verified
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