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Big Branch 14th Anniversary: Former WVPB Reporter Recounts Covering The Blankenship Trial

The Upper Big Branch Mining Disaster, which caused the death of 29 miners, happened 14 years ago today. Briana Heaney sat down with Ashton Marra, who worked for WVPB and covered the consequential trial of Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy, the company that owned the mine. 

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LISTEN: The Sweetback Sisters Have The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week

'Funny You Should Sing That' is a special compilation episode featuring performances by Randy Newman, Todd Snider, Julia Sweeney, Jeff Daniels, The Roches, Jill Sobule, and many more as they tackle the topics of love, sex, religion, politics, general absurdity, and possibly the most sordid of all… a career in the music business.

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West Virginia American Water Defends Request For Another Rate Increase

Attorneys with the PSC’s Consumer Advocate Division argued the company's lack of improvement in facility operations failed to justify another rate hike. Since 2005, American Water customers have seen 14 rate increases. 

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Endorses State Treasurer Riley Moore 

Born in Morgantown into the West Virginia Moore-Capito political family, Moore began his career as a welder before moving into politics. In 2013, he served as an associate at the Podesta Group where he was part of a client team working on the European Centre for a Modern Ukraine (ECFMU), which was formed to represent the Party of Regions, a banned pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997. 

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