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West Virginia's next Catholic bishop was born in El Salvador and has been critical of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Pope Leo XIV announced the appointment of the Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala to head the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. He will lead the Catholic population in one of the nation's least racially diverse states.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn an effort to attract more horse racing competitors this year to West Virginia, the state Legislature increased the funding cap to $2 million for certain races – and neighboring states are taking similar action. When Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, his owner, trainer and jockey won an estimated $3.1 million winning purse. For the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Justin Hicks reports much of that growth can be attributed to increased gambling on historical horse racing games.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, an opioid settlement reaches a milestone, gas prices shock Sen. Shelley Moore-Capito, R-W.Va., and we have more information on the recent chemical spill near Nitro.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week, historian Mills Kelly’s love affair with the Appalachian Trail started when he was a boy scout. Also, the region is known for exporting coal, but it’s losing people, too. And, Cuz’s Uptown Barbeque in southwestern Virginia fuses Asian ideas with Appalachian comfort food.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSmall towns around the Monongahela National Forest are raising funds for workers to clear hundreds of miles of trails in the North Zone.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOver $50 million is scheduled to be paid to West Virginia on an accelerated, 9-year timeline due to the disproportionate impact the opioid crisis has had on the state.
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