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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, May. 02, 2025

Red Onion Prison, NIOSH And The Mountain Laurel Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, officials are scrutinizing a supermax prison in Wise County, Virginia, after inmate complaints and a visit by a state lawmaker. Also, laid-off federal worker warns the Trump administration’s mass firings could make a big difference for coal miners. And, every year, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival stages a formal dance. Organizers rely on a manual that’s been passed down for generations.

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Health & Science Curtis Tate, May. 01, 2025

Capito: 'We're Going To Keep Pounding This Drum' On NIOSH Cuts

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says she’s still working on permanently reinstating some federal workers in Morgantown. Capito says she’s pleased that at least some staff at the National Institute o...

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Health & Science Curtis Tate, Apr. 29, 2025

Some Federal Job Cuts In Morgantown Reversed, For Now

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday that “select staff” at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health would return to work this week.

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Arts & Culture Maria Young, Apr. 26, 2025

Laws Signed, Protests Held And A Rising Black Poet This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, there were several protests across the state including one aimed at federal cuts and another at federal immigration efforts. A new law aims to cut back on dangerous drugs on the streets of West Virginia. We’ll take a...

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Health & Science Chris Schulz, Apr. 23, 2025

NIOSH Workers Impacted By Government Cuts Rally In Morgantown

Scientists say they want to get back to work, and fear their firing will endanger workers across the country.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Apr. 22, 2025

Capito Asks RFK Jr. To Restore Miner’s Safety Agency

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito sent a letter Tuesday to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., asking him to restore the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Morgantown. ...

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