Kaitlin Thorne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Ohio Valley ReSource Reporter Covering Criminal & Social Justice Reporter from WOUB (Athens, OH)Kaitlin Thorne is the Criminal & Social Justice reporter for the Ohio Valley ReSource based at partner station WOUB in Athens, OH. She has a background in print media, having served as the editor of The Athens Messenger in Athens and The Gladwin County Record & Clarion in Gladwin, MI.
Prior to being editor she worked as a reporter for the Record & Clarion. She holds a photojournalism degree from Central Michigan University. While she worked in print media she frequently covered the criminal justice system and won an Ohio Associated Press Media Editors award for her coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement. In her spare time, Kaitlin enjoys cooking, creative writing, photography and hiking with her husband and their dog.
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The permitless carry law comes on the heels of the two deadliest years for gun violence in Ohio. According to the Ohio Department of Health, there were 1,762 gun-related deaths in 2021 and 1,764 deaths in 2020. -
For many people in rural parts of the Ohio Valley, wading through a sea of anti-abortion protesters is a jarring experience that can only take place after hours of driving, sometimes across state lines.
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A child care desert is any census tract that contains more than 50 children under age five where no child care providers are available, or where there are more than three-times as many children as licensed child care slots.
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The VR training is meant in part to help bring more sensitivity training to currently working law enforcement. It is the latest effort to work on de-escalation of situations involving law enforcement officers and the community.
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Substance-use disorder is a crippling epidemic for many communities in the region. The National Association of Counties reported that in 2017, the opioid overdose death rate was 72% higher in Appalachian counties than in non-Appalachian counties.
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Child poverty is rampant in the Ohio Valley particularly. Kentucky and West Virginia are in the top seven for child poverty rates in the country, with one in five children under age 18 living in poverty. Those numbers trend even higher for children under age 5.
