Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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Chris Schulz
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.
International Roadcheck Inspections Underway This Week
Inspectors will be taking a much closer look at truckers on the road this week.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMorrisey Provides School Vaccine Exemption Guidelines
Friday morning Gov. Patrick Morrisey published a letter ensuring an executive order he issued on vaccine exemptions will not be rescinded and providing guidance to parents, students, and school officials.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginians React To New Pope
Pope Leo, who was born in Chicago and served extensively in Peru, is the first pope from the United States or North American. He is the second pope in a row to be elected from the Americas after the late Pope Francis, who was from Argentina.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSen. Capito Urges Reinstatement Of Broadband Expansion Program
Sen. Capito welcomed the removal of red tape but expressed concern that West Virginia would be required to have to redo significant portions of their application.
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Red Onion Prison, NIOSH And The Mountain Laurel Festival, Inside Appalachia
This week, officials are scrutinizing a supermax prison in Wise County, Virginia, after inmate complaints and a visit by a state lawmaker. Also, laid-off federal worker warns the Trump administration’s mass firings could make a big difference for coal miners. And, every year, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival stages a formal dance. Organizers rely on a manual that’s been passed down for generations.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsApril State Revenue Up Year To Year
The excess revenue is due in large part to personal income tax. April collections were $88 million above estimate, because fewer people received tax refunds and more people had to pay than originally estimated.
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