Wheeling Native Receives Ellis Island Honor
At an Ellis Island ceremony where his grandparents were once welcomed to America, a Wheeling doctor will be honored this weekend for work to protect athletes.
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FEMA Denies 7 Counties Individual Aid For Destructive February Flooding
The governor announced Tuesday night that FEMA denied his request for individual disaster aid to residents of Boone, Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Lincoln, Monroe and Summers counties affected by February's severe flooding.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDrought Relief Business Loan Application Deadline Just Weeks Away
Businesses in 20 West Virginia counties affected by a severe dry spell last August may qualify for low-interest federal loans. But the deadline to apply is fast approaching.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLogan, Wayne Counties Now Eligible For Federal Aid Due To Flooding
Residents of Logan and Wayne counties are now eligible for federal aid dollars over severe flooding that struck southern West Virginia on Feb. 15.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEncore: Raymond Thompson, Jr. And Agape Rugs, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, in the 1930s, hundreds of mostly Black workers died digging the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel. A photographer brings their stories to life. Also, when Jerry Machen began making art from old carpets in Tennessee, his wife Linda wasn’t impressed. And, a new exhibit shares the cultures of Indigenous people who call Appalachia home.
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Federal Disaster Declaration Granted For 4 Southern W.Va. Counties
President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for McDowell, Mercer, Mingo and Wyoming counties over severe flooding that swept southern West Virginia roughly two weeks ago.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMorrisey Says 2 Dead, 1 Missing In Southern W.Va. Flooding
At least two deaths have been attributed to flooding in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday. Morrisey said that two people died in McDowell County as a result of flooding over th...
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