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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New Report Explores Reasons For W.Va.’s High Obesity Rate
A new report draws a connection between West Virginia's high obesity rates and its struggles with poverty, food insecurity and housing instability.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTouting The Success Of ICE Partnership And Exploring Reasons For Obesity, This West Virginia Morning
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Tuesday that 60 people have been arrested since the state entered into a partnership with the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) earlier this year. And a new national report examines some of the factors that influence this state's high obesity rates.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBehind W.Va’s. Climbing Obesity Rates And Investigating Paranormal Reports, This West Virginia Morning
West Virginia once again tops an unfortunate national list. And, the author of a new book about paranormal sightings talks about the trouble in gathering the facts.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew Report: W.Va. Remains Most Overweight State
A new report shows slight obesity improvements for the nation as a whole -- but not for West Virginia.
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Foodbank CEO Lays Out Effects Of Federal SNAP Cuts
Randy Yohe spoke with Cindi Kirkhart, CEO of the Huntington-based Facing Hunger Foodbank, about how SNAP changes may affect thousands of Appalachians, many of them already living in food deserts.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMU Student Researchers Tackling W.Va’s Most Pressing Problems
More than 100 Marshall students will present their research findings on April 2 and 3 as part of Marshall University’s annual Research and Creativity Symposium. Philipe Georgel is the Senior Director ...
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