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Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s family bodyguard was arrested last week and hit with federal drug trafficking charges after authorities found pills containing fentanyl, methamphetamine and MDMA, as well as steroids, at the home he shared with his bodybuilder wife. Justin Salsburey, 43, and his wife, Ruthann Rankin, were taken into custody on Dec. 30, following the execution of a search warrant that allegedly discovered a trove of illegal drugs – some stashed in nicotine pouch containers – at the couple’s home, jail records and court documents show. Salsburey was employed by a private security firm contracted by Ramaswamy’s family...

160 years ago this month, William Anderson Jr. (Cap) was born to the infamous clan leader William Anderson (Devil Anse) Hatfield in Logan county West Virginia. The second son to Devil Anse and Levisa Hatfield, he was clearly one of, if not THEE most ruthless of the family in his early years. He eventually became a man of god and changed his ways as he became older as many do. But the wake of damage left was real. We revisit the homesite and grave of him and his close family. The only video of its kind in existence to date.

Link only, we are not allowed to post The New Yorker stuff here... Very interesting article about Logan County West Virginia voters

After more than a year battling an aggressive type of brain cancer, 6-year-old Nate Sansom passed away at his home in Chapmanville, WV on Monday January 11th. "Nate was a strong kid, he always had a smile on his face even throughout this whole journey. He never let it get him down," said Aaron Fry, Nate's uncle. The Heroes4Higher crew out of Huntington, WV spent quite a bit of time with Nate throughout his journey and were saddened but honored to be apart of his funeral services. They carried the boys custom made casket created by Trey Ganem Designs out...