Aluminum Plates For Deep Space Win W.Va. 'Coolest' Contest
Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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Nuclear Takes A Step Back In W.Va. And We Visit A Fire Tower, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, nuclear power in West Virginia takes a step back, Child Protective Services (CPS) settles with five children, and we make a visit to a fire tower.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Look At LGBTQ Ballroom Culture, This West Virginia Morning
A specific style of ballroom dance is helping disenfranchised young people find community in Appalachia. In our latest episode of Inside Appalachia, we explore LGBTQ ballroom culture and community in Roanoke, Virginia. Mason Adams has this excerpt.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAbused Kids To Share $4.4 Million From W.Va.
Five children, abused at the hands of their adoptive parents and now 8-18 years of age, will share $4.4 million following an agreement between their attorneys and the state of West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBackground Checks To Protect Vulnerable Children, Adults Go Digital
Anyone applying to be foster, kinship or adoptive parents, household members, certain employees and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults, can now submit background checks through an online portal.
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Safety Of Students Transferring Out Of School Discussed At Capitol
Lawmakers heard reaction from a panel of experts reviewing proposed legislation to ensure the safety of children who withdraw from public schools.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them Encore: Our Foster Care Crisis
Across the nation, more than 390,000 children rely on foster care, while a shortage of licensed foster homes is creating a growing crisis. As May marks National Foster Care Month, this encore episode of Us & Them explores the lives of children, foster parents, and families navigating a system under strain.
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