CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The town of Kermit, Mingo County, has filed a lawsuit against five of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical drug wholesalers and a local pharmacy owner, claiming that they flooded ...

KERMIT, W.Va. — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren pitched her plan for addressing the opioid crisis during a stop Friday in Kermit while also going after those who fueled the ...

Kermit, W.Va. — "Anyone here know someone who's been caught in the grips of addiction?" Nearly every hand in a fire station in this tiny West Virginia town shot up in response to the question posed by ...

Kermit is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, with a population of 257. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 98.80% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black or ...

Bottles of opioid-based medication are seen at a pharmacy in Portsmouth, Ohio, June 21, 2017. Participants at the 2019 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering were told that opioids are claiming lives and ...

KERMIT, W.Va. — The Mingo County Redevelopment Authority recently hosted a tour at the new aquaponics facility, located on the old Burning Creek Mine property on the outskirts of the city limits in ...

Train tracks are seen in Kermit, W. Va., June 26, 2019. The small town in Appalachia is the epicenter of the nation's opioid crisis. (CNS photo/Colleen Rowan, The Catholic Spirit) KERMIT, W.Va. (CNS) ...