Christmas Past, Present And Future At Home And Abroad
Two West Virginia University professors discuss the ancient origins of our modern Christmas traditions as well as how people in other countries celebrate.
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2025 Brought Achievements and Challenges, Morrisey Says
Gov. Patrick Morrisey laid out some of the state's top accomplishments of 2025 -- and hinted at changes to come in the year ahead.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDeer Hunt Numbers Hit Multi-Year Low
The state’s two-week buck firearm season was 18% lower this year than last year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe History Of Christmas, This West Virginia Morning
Christmas has become a huge cultural and commercial holiday, but where did we get traditions like Christmas trees? And how do people in other countries celebrate? We talk with West Virginia University (WVU) religious studies professors Aaron Gale and Alex Snow to learn more about Christmas' ancient history.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoal Miner Dies In Wyoming County; 6th Fatality In State This Year
Robert White, 63, a foreman with more than 40 years of mining experience, died Thursday at the Lower War Eagle mine in Wyoming County, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey. There have been eight coal mine fatalities nationwide this year, according to MSHA. Six took place in West Virginia. Three of those deaths have occurred in the past six weeks.
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PSC Approves Rate Increase From Mountaineer Gas Customers
Customers of Mountaineer Gas Company will pay an extra dollar and a half each month after a decision by the Public Service Commission.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLatest 'Us & Them' Explores Thurgood Marshall’s Legacy, This West Virginia Morning
The first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall, used the law to achieve social change. On the next episode of Us & Them, Trey Kay hosts a community conversation, sponsored by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, highlighting Marshall’s legacy through a new Maryland Public Television (MPT) documentary called “Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect.”
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