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Apr 4, 2021 Another study shows that the state of West Virginia is failing our children. A study conducted by Autism Parenting Magazine found the Mountain State to be one of the three worst states to live and raise a child who has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. “Raising an autistic child can be lonely, intimidating, and scary at the best of times, and our goal is to offer families easily-accessible information to make their decision-making as informed as possible...

Street Violence a Bad Rap for Atlanta’s Music Industry Bill Torpy, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 24, 2021 Two weekends ago, a Grammy-nominated rapper driving a Bentley said some gunmen chased his vehicle, shooting at him and causing his vehicle to overturn. They got out, he said, and apparently tried to finish him off although the targeted man, known as Cyhi the Prynce, scrambled away. Last weekend, an armed crew fired 20-plus shots at those filming a rap video in an Atlanta scrapyar...

Welcome to O’Block. Around 3 a.m., an altercation between two crews turned into a shootout that also involved two officers from the Atlanta Police Department—one working as off-duty security for the club. In addition to Von, Chi-Town native Mark Blakely was killed during the incident and four people were injured including Savannah, Ga.’s Timothy Leeks. Leeks, 22, was arrested a day later while at Atlanta’s Grady Hospital and charged with Von’s murder. The APD now says the case is clos...