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Marking The Centennial Of 2 Early Electric Guitarists: George Barnes And Mary Osborne

Barnes and Osborne would both be 100 on July 17. Barnes grew up in Chicago and went on to play on Bob Dylan's first single. Osborne turned up on records by Mel Tormé , Wynonie Harris and others.

Two WVPE Listener Counties Re-enter “Yellow” Category On IDOH’s COVID-19 Tracking Map

Indiana is seeing an increase in coronavirus cases, and two WVPE listener counties have moved to the “yellow” category, indicating moderate spread of the…

Sharon Rivera adjusts flowers at daughter Victoria's grave at Calvary Cemetery in New York City in 2020. Her daughter, 21, died of a drug overdose in 2019. According to new CDC data, drug overdose deaths soared to more than 93,000 last year.

Drug Overdoses Killed A Record Number Of Americans In 2020, Jumping By Nearly 30%

More than 93,000 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. last year, according to new CDC data. Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids accounted primarily for the rise, which the pandemic exacerbated.

South Bend Officials Discuss How To Spend $59 Million In Federal Pandemic Relief Funding

South Bend city officials had their first public conversation Wednesday night about how to spend the nearly $59 million the city will receive from the…

A new study says on average someone would have to earn $24.90 per hour to rent a modest two-bedroom home on no more than 30% of their pay. That's far more than the federal minimum wage.

Rents Are Out Of Reach For Most Americans Earning Minimum Wage, A Study Says

Workers simply don't earn enough money to keep up with skyrocketing rental rates across the country, the National Low Income Housing Coalition found in its latest Out of Reach report.

Meet Oakland's First Poet Laureate: Dr. Ayodele 'WordSlanger' Nzinga

Oakland, Calif., has named its first Poet Laureate. Dr. Ayodele Nzinga — also known as WordSlanger — will serve a two-year term aimed at making poetry more accessible to Oaklanders.

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, who has helped the U.S. through other crises like the Zika outbreak, is now taking on health misinformation around COVID-19, which he says continues to jeopardize the country's efforts to beat back the virus.

The U.S. Surgeon General Is Calling COVID-19 Misinformation An 'Urgent Threat'

The nation's top doctor, Vivek Murthy, says misinformation will keep sowing mistrust and endangering lives unless all Americans do their part to fight it.

Oregon's Bootleg Fire Is Expected To Burn For Weeks

The Bootleg fire in southern Oregon is currently the largest fire burning in the U.S. It's been growing quickly. Wind and extremely dry conditions are making fire fighters' jobs even harder.

A memorial contains personal items of some of the missing from the collapsed Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla.

Baseballs, Rings, Wine Bottles: How Crews Handle Property Found At Fla. Collapse Site

Crews continue to find the bodies of those who died during a recent condo collapse. There is another objective for those sifting through the rubble: collecting the property of the victims.

Robert Santos, President Biden's nominee for director of the U.S. Census Bureau, testifies Thursday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. If confirmed, Santos, who is Latinx, would become the first person of color to lead the agency as a permanent director.

Biden's Historic Pick For Census Director Says Bureau Needs To Build Public Trust

Robert Santos, one of the country's leading statisticians, could become the first person of color to lead the U.S. Census Bureau as a Senate-confirmed director.

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