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Chris is WVPB’s North Central/Morgantown Reporter and covers the education beat. Chris spent two years as the digital media editor at The Dominion Post newspaper in Morgantown. Before coming to West Virginia, he worked in immigration advocacy and education in the Washington, D.C. region. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and received a Masters in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Patrick Morrisey endorsed more than 40 legislative candidates in Tuesday’s primary election after saying he was unsatisfied with mediocrity and didn't want to keep doing things the way they’ve always been done.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFollow along with the WVPB Newsroom on May 12, 2026, for news and results from the 2026 primary election in West Virginia.
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