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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A Chef Shares W.Va. Memories And Visiting A Cat Cafe, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, The chef of an award-winning Asheville restaurant says he was shaped by memories of growing up in West Virginia. The Seeing Hand Association brings together people who are visually impaired to learn the craft of chair caning. And a West Virginia community grapples with its population of feral cats.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsClosing Classrooms, Capito’s Committee And Cat Cafes, This West Virginia Week
West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week's biggest news in the Mountain State.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFundraising For Stray Cats And Reflections On The Election, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, pet advocates say subsidies to spay and neuter strays can help reduce overpopulation, and so can creative efforts to find cats a home. Also, a look at what the results of the recent election mean.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsConcept of ‘Cat Cafes’ May Be Helping More Felines Find Forever Homes
Every year for Christmas, cats are often given as gifts. But many end up in animal shelters. In fact, 3.2 million cats enter animal shelters every year in…
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Pets of Flood Victims Find Temporary Homes at Animal Shelters
The devastating flood last week displaced not only people, but also many pets. Lots of folks are having a hard time finding a place for their furry…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWhy The Charleston Shelter Is Euthanizing Fewer Dogs and Cats
Summertime is always the high season at animal shelters, and many homeless pets end up being put to sleep. The Kanawha Charleston Humane Association is…
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