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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Remembering Dolly Parton’s Appalachian Roots, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we lost the beloved Dolly Parton this week. The Tennessee native was an American music icon, an actress and a philanthropist. She was also, undeniably, Appalachian.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAnother W.Va. Football Team Takes Helmets To A Safer Level
South Charleston High's varsity football team is the latest in West Virginia to use new, high-tech helmets designed to improve player safety.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAfter Tragedy, A Renewed Focus On Student-Athlete Safety
The Marion County Initiative is bringing together athletes and coaches with neurologists and equipment manufacturers to reduce sports-related head trauma in football and beyond.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHow Wildfires Affect Air Quality And Protecting Student Athletes, This West Virginia Morning
Wildfires in Canada can create air quality concerns in West Virginia. And, high tech helmets are the latest effort to prevent traumatic brain injuries in student athletes.
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Following Death Of Teen, Youth Football Players In W.Va. Could Get Safer Helmets
The death of an eighth-grade Boone County student, who suffered a head injury during football practice last month, prompted Gov. Jim Justice Wednesday to say he wants to keep young athletes safe. One la...
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