Federal cuts delay black lung screenings for coal miners in southern West Virginia

A setback is delaying important health screenings for coal miners in southern West Virginia.

Nicotine pouches are everywhere — except in the trash

Bartenders, sanitation officials and experts say the pouches are becoming a new kind of litter akin to cigarette butts.

NIOSH offering free, confidential black lung screenings in southern WV

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is offering free, confidential black lung screenings to coal miners in southern West Virginia. The NIOSH mobile ...

Orange County’s heaviest smokers are the least able to afford it

But a quick glance at the map of where Orange County folks light up strongly suggests it is. There are hardly any smokers in the wealthy ocean-view swaths of Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna ...