New Battlefield Site Replacing Dilapidated Harpers Ferry Buildings
Five derelict buildings in Harpers Ferry are being torn down beginning this month. A new battlefield landscape will take their place.
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W.Va. Football Icon Randy Moss 'In Recovery' After Cancer Treatment
Updated December 16, 2025. In a follow up Instagram Live announcement on December 13, West Virginia native and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Randy Moss said he recently underwent a six hour ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSpending On Smoking Prevention Lags And Holiday Meals On Wheels, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, a new report shows lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in West Virginia. And, many seniors in the state experience food insecurity, especially during the holidays. Meals on Wheels serves seniors who are unable to leave their homes to get meals.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDocumentary Filmmaker And W.Va. Native Morgan Spurlock, Who Skewered Fast Food Industry, Dies At 53
Documentary filmmaker and West Virginia native Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous works skewered America's food industry and who notably ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Lawmakers Talk Crime And Punishment Legislation
On this episode of The Legislature Today, bills about crime and punishment come before the West Virginia Legislature every year. Often, they adjust punishment or even establish a new section of the state’s criminal code. Randy Yohe spoke with Del. Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, and Sen. Mike Stuart, R-Kanawha, and a former U.S. attorney.
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Advocates Ask Legislators For Tobacco Cessation Funding
On Monday, lawmakers heard from cancer patients, survivors and advocates during Cancer Action Day.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRare Cancers In PA Community And Health Fair Tests For Black Lung On This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, a free health fair Tuesday offered the community of Oak Hill the opportunity to be tested for respiratory problems and black lung disease.
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