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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Open Door Café Supports, Destigmatizes Unhoused Community
At Open Door Café in Wytheville, Virginia, gardening is a way to feed the hungry while breaking down the stigma of homelessness. Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch visited Open Door Café and spoke with the volunteers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHow A Café Uses Gardening To Fight The Stigma Of Homelessness, This West Virginia Morning
Open Door Café in Wytheville, Virginia uses gardening as a way to feed the hungry while breaking down the stigma of homelessness. For Inside Appalachia, Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch brings us the story about digging into the roots and connecting to more than just the land.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them: Who Can Call Morgantown Home?
Like many U.S. cities, Morgantown has a growing homeless population with far more people in need than shelters can take in. On this episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay moderates a community conversation about the city’s camping ban, the shortage of housing and meaningful solutions for the future.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMorgantown’s Housing Approach, This West Virginia Morning
Many people struggle to find affordable housing, and more cities and towns now grapple with growing homeless populations. On the latest episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay moderates a public conversation in Morgantown about that city’s housing approach.
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A Discussion On The NextEra Transmission Line Proposal, This West Virginia Morning
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is currently conducting public comment hearings concerning developer NextEra Energy’s application to construct a new 107.5-mile-long transmission line from Pennsylvania through West Virginia to Virginia. WVPB spoke with NextEra about the project.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News2026 Data Shows Drop In Homelessness
The annual PIT survey shows fewer unhoused people in West Virginia this year, including fewer young people and families, but a greater percentage of individuals.
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