Encore: Halloween, Inside Appalachia
This week, just in time for Halloween, a suite of spooky tales to make your skin crawl. Also, tales of the supernatural. And, ghost stories galore.
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Unprofitable Out-Of-State Coal Plants Costing Kentucky Electricity Customers
Behind the rates paid by the companies’ customers is a hidden cost that doesn’t show up on their bills. Customers receive electricity from two aging, out-of-state coal plants that lose a lot of money.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDigging Into Halloween’s Rich History, This West Virginia Morning
Halloween is more popular than ever. We speak with WVU religious studies professors to learn more about the holiday's rich history.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAEP Reports Nearly $1 Billion Profit In Third Quarter
American Electric Power recorded $972 million in profits in the three months ending Sept. 30, up from $960 million a year ago.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAppalachian Power Coal Plant's Winter Failures Raise Reliability Questions
Data the company provided to utility regulators in Virginia show one of the plant’s three units failed on Jan. 21 and 22. This was during one of the coldest periods of the year, with record demand for electricity in the region.
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Celebrating Fall In Appalachia And Protecting America’s Biggest Rodent, This West Virginia Morning
There are lots of options for enjoying fall colors across Appalachia. And, America's largest rodent has caused some even larger problems -- but a new national movement that's close to home finds there are reasons to help them out.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDebt Problems That Dogged Sen. Jim Justice As Governor Continue To Nip At His Heels
The trail of debts — and claims made trying to collect them — that dogged Jim Justice well before he became West Virginia’s two-term Republican governor has ballooned since the former billionaire became a U.S. senator earlier this year.
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