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Arts & Culture Eric Douglas, About 5 hours ago

Morrisey: Tourism Can Help W.Va. Grow

Tourism added $9 billion to West Virginia’s economy last year. And Gov. Patrick Morrisey wants to see that grow.

Arts & Culture Randy Yohe, Sep. 29, 2025

Matthew Perry Foundation Targets Appalachian Recovery, Stigmas

The recent Healing Appalachia music festival featured stars like Chris Stapleton and Tyler Childers. This year, through a sponsoring partnership from Los Angeles, Healing Appalachia also welcomed another big name: the Matthew Perry Foundation. The Califor...

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Sep. 26, 2025

Encore: The Grand March And A Year After A Denied Abortion, Inside Appalachia

This week, for nearly a century, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival has staged a formal dance. Organizers rely on a manual that’s been passed down for generations. Also, abortion is illegal in most cases in Tennessee. So what happens after a birth? A photographer followed one mother for a year. And, new prisons are touted as a way to bring jobs to former coal communities. Not everybody agrees the trade-off is worth it.

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Arts & Culture Trey Kay +, Sep. 25, 2025

Us & Them: A Fresh Look At America’s Origin Story

It’s time to reconsider what we know about America’s Revolutionary War. The history many of us learn presents a patriotic list of “greatest hits,” but the reality was a brutal civil war with global stakes. Ahead of Ken Burns’ PBS series, Us & Them hosts leading historians at Shepherd University to revisit 1776 with fresh eyes — and ask what it means as America nears its 250th.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Sep. 24, 2025

Save A Life Day Expands And Bottling The Taste Of Pawpaws, This West Virginia Morning

Save A Life Day will hold events across West Virginia and in all 50 states to prevent fatal overdoses. And, the pawpaw is the latest soft drink flavor to hit store shelves.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Sep. 22, 2025

A Rural Singing Tradition Takes Shape And How Climate Change Affects Weather, This West Virginia Morning

An age old tradition of using shapes instead of notes helps untrained singers harmonize. And as the fall season kicks off, a look at weather extremes -- and if climate change is playing a role.

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