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West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast from West Virginia Public Broadcasting that looks back at the major news of the week. This podcast features rotating hosts and producers from the WVPB Newsroom. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.
Check back every Saturday at 8 a.m. to listen to our latest episode and learn what happened this week in West Virginia.
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On this West Virginia Week, a new obesity report paints a grim picture for West Virginia, but can anything be done? Also, Americans have been struggling with housing for years, but is the market changing? And a new novel set in Pocahontas County tells the story of two high school students as they unravel a decades-old mystery.
On this West Virginia Week, despite a government shutdown and the closure of national parks across the country, parks in West Virginia are staying open – for now. Also, a new book looks at the last public hanging in America. And, they’re out …
Republicans celebrate support for coal, lawmakers learn about academic financial aid and we’ll head to the skies for some leaf peeping from above.
The government shutdown, crackdowns on drugs and immigration, concern about the future of clean energy jobs and an effort to help kids across the nation learn to love reading were all in the news this week.
Twelve people were charged with immigration violations along the West Virginia Turnpike in a two-day period this week. And a life saving effort that began in this state just went nationwide.
Healing Appalachia is in full swing this weekend. And, Energy & Environment Reporter Curtis Tate looks into the hidden costs of electricity in West Virginia.
High tech assistance designed to keep student athletes safe and more federal flood relief for two counties, on this West Virginia Week.
Appalachian Power has a way to access the funds it needs without putting the full cost on customers. And after a major overhaul, the Pipestem tram is up and running.
Leaders of Huntington want commuters who work in the city to have a home there — they’ve got a plan. And a campaign to help those in need access clean water looks at the unique challenges in Appalachia.
A new health officer for the state, assessing flood recovery efforts six months later, resisting a call for deployment and more — all part of the week’s top stories.
On this West Virginia Week, dancers keep the flatfooting tradition alive, miners compete in rescue and tourists challenge themselves with geocaching.
Top news stories in West Virginia this week include the return of a mobile clinic to screen miners for a fatal disease, the cost of energy in the Mountain State and the 100th anniversary of the West Virginia State Fair.
West Virginia has a new set of rules for what can be served in school cafeterias. The state GOP has a new leader, and a West Virginia state senator had a lot of questions to answer in Washington, D.C. this week.
On this West Virginia Week, flood assistance for storm victims in the Northern Panhandle and energy assistance for families in need. We’ll tell you how upcoming federal cuts to SNAP programs will affect nutrition education here in West Virginia…
A West Virginia senator responds to questions about her vote on the congressional recission bill, and the head of a local foodbank shares her vision for what’s to come when SNAP benefits go into effect.
On this West Virginia Week, we’ll tell you about new flight destinations coming to Charleston’s Yeager International Airport beginning this fall, and the reasons for a state intervention for another school district. Also, what the Supreme Court has to say about the case of a transgender student in West Virginia.
West Virginia’s vote on the President’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ two top nominations for the state and a recent change in online gambling.
West Virginians are reeling from more flash floods — and trying to recover from the loss of property and life. Also this week: a series of protests over proposed Medicaid cuts.
On this West Virginia Week, we have the latest on devastating floods to hit two counties in the northern part of the state. We’ll also talk about West Virginians’ efforts to halt Medicaid cuts. And, we learn about reviving black coal camps in McDowell County — through farming.
On this West Virginia Week, we hear about the possible elimination of clean energy tax credits, paths toward recovery from gambling addiction and a new play exploring immigration and identity in West Virginia.
