Joanna Georgiou knows first-hand what a difference successful cancer therapies make, having witnessed the ups and downs of her father’s prostate cancer over the past eight and a half years. “I've seen him literally be bedridden, but then he would try a new therapy, and all of a sudden, he is walking around and has the gift of five more months.”

Today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling that protected women’s rights to choose an abortion.

The decision determines that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion, instead leaving the right to the discretion of individual states.

Our experts commented on this historic ruling from their areas of expertise.

It’s been 130 years since what was then known as West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company began in current-day Luke, Maryland. Now, the town is struggling to cope with the threat that the mill could close its doors for the final time in fewer than 60 days.

It can be easy to take things in life for granted, but since being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, Brenda Williams no longer does. “There’s just so much stuff that you take for granted on a daily basis, but when you go through something like this, you don’t take it for granted anymore,” Williams said.

As a lifelong resident of Shinnston, John Belcastro has served his community in various ways, whether working in the local coal mines or serving in American Legion Post 31 and VFW Post 573. But Belcastro’s service extends far beyond the local community, having served his country in the 10th Armored Division, 90th Calvary Reconnaissance Squadron, during World War II, for which he was named a “Chevalier” of the Legion of Honor by the French government.