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Ascend W.Va. Selects Capitol City As Its Next Site

West Virginia's capitol city is the sixth community chosen for a program that pays participants to move to the state.

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The Broadband Stumbling Block And Weighing The Cost Of Caregiving, This West Virginia Morning

The Public Service Commission has issued another order it hopes will streamline broadband expansion in West Virginia -- but not everyone supports the plan. And the next episode of Us & Them examines caregiving in America -- what it takes and how much it should pay.

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Residents Rely On Religious Groups For Fresh Water Supplies

Some regions have waited more than 30 years for municipal systems to deliver clean drinking water. Meanwhile, they rely on faith communities bringing bottled water. From the tiny town of Anawalt, Wendy Welch attended a water distribution day and brings us this story.

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Us & Them: West Virginia’s News Deserts — With No Government Watchdog Civic Engagement Plummets

Every week, more than two newspapers close in the United States, leaving whole communities without local coverage. In West Virginia, 43 of 55 counties have just one news source — or none at all. In the next Us & Them, Trey Kay visits communities on the verge of becoming news deserts to see how they’re fighting to keep their stories alive, from the long-standing Hurricane Breeze to a new startup in Greenbrier County.

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