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Arts & Culture Eric Douglas +,

‘Jay’ Rockefeller Dies At 89

Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died.

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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library In W.Va., This West Virginia Morning

Singer, actress and icon Dolly Parton visited West Virginia in 2022 to celebrate the state’s full participation in her Imagination Library, an early childhood literacy program she started in honor of her father in 1995. Dolly Parton died Tuesday after a brief illness. We listen back to an interview she did with then WVPB Executive Producer Suzanne Higgins.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff,

Saving Rural Hospitals, This West Virginia Morning

America’s rural hospitals are closing at an alarming pace. That’s become a concern in many parts of West Virginia. We look at nearby Tennessee, which has the highest hospital closure rate in the nation – but also some shining examples of hope. WPLN’s Health Reporter Catherine Sweeney takes us to Linden – a Tennessee town where the shuttered hospital there has recently reopened.

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Arts & Culture Eric Douglas,

W.Va. Network Journalist Ed Rabel Has Died

Ed Rabel’s attorney Timothy Koontz confirmed Rabel died on Dec. 3. He was 86 years old.

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Government Eric Douglas +,

Justice, Former Speaker Tim Armstead Dies At 60

Former Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates and former Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court of Appeals, Tim Armstead, died Tuesday following a brief hospitalization. He was 60.

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Government Jack Walker,

Former House Minority Leader Doug Skaff Dies At 48

Former House Minority Leader Doug Skaff has died, according to a social media post from Gov. Patrick Morrisey. Skaff was 48.

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