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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Oct. 30, 2025

Digging Into Halloween’s Rich History, This West Virginia Morning

Halloween is more popular than ever. We speak with WVU religious studies professors to learn more about the holiday's rich history.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Sep. 26, 2025

W.Va. Ranks Last On State Climate, Health Scorecard

The New York-based Commonwealth Fund cites the state’s overwhelming reliance on coal to generate electricity.

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Health & Science Liz McCormick, Aug. 20, 2025

Berkeley Medical To Open New Unit Improving Emergency Care

Officials say the unit will offer short-term care in a private, comfortable environment for patients who need extended treatment or monitoring but who don’t need to be fully admitted to the hospital.

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Health & Science Jack Walker, Apr. 28, 2025

WVU Medicine Plans $260M Expansion For Eastern Panhandle Hospitals, Citing New Demand

As population growth spurs medical demand in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, WVU Medicine is investing $260 million in facility expansions for Berkeley and Jefferson counties.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Apr. 08, 2025

‘I’m retiring. I’m not quitting’: Cecil Roberts Looks Back On UMWA Career

He says that in his 30 years at the head of the union, no achievement was more important than saving the health care and pensions of tens of thousands of retired coal miners.

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Health & Science Jack Walker, Feb. 11, 2025

Lawmakers Again Weigh Value Of Certificates Of Need For Hospitals

State lawmakers are weighing the pros and cons of a certificate process that requires health center to prove their services are needed in a community before opening.

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