Volunteers Swarm Flood-Ravaged Regions Of W.Va.
Scores of volunteers have poured into flood-worn north-central West Virginia, bringing cleanup supplies and food that residents need for the long recovery ahead.
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State Calls For ‘Return On Investment’ Regarding Highway Maintenance At $4 Billion Steel Plant
A study of West Virginia's deadliest roadways, released by the Barber Law Firm, analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from 2018 to 2022 and found Route 2 atop the list with an average of seven fatalities per year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFlash Flood Recovery Efforts And Protesting Possible Medicaid Cuts, This West Virginia Week
West Virginians are reeling from more flash floods -- and trying to recover from the loss of property and life. Also this week: a series of protests over proposed Medicaid cuts.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNUCOR Steel Plant, Other Plants, Creating Housing Challenges
Mason County's $4 billion NUCOR steel plant is now more than halfway to completion. With that facility and others on the way, an employee housing challenge looms large throughout the western West Virginia region. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFormer State Economic Chief: Congress Should Save Clean Energy Tax Credits
Curtis Tate spoke with former Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael, who supports preserving the tax credits.
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UMWA President: We Can Mine More Coal, But Who Will Buy It?
Domestically, coal has declined to 15% of electric power generation. There are few signs that utilities are about to reverse their long decommitment from coal.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsExploring Nature And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, North Carolina author Leigh Ann Henion speaks with Inside Appalachia’s Bill Lynch about exploring nature at night for her new book, “Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens and Other Marve...
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