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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Watch 'Always Free: Mountaineers In The Revolution'
Always Free: Mountaineers in the Revolution is a special limited series from WVPB detailing the story of West Virginia's involvement in the American Revolution.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Legislature Today: Final Hours Live Blog, March 14
Watch our live TV broadcast of "The Legislature Today: Final Hours" on WVPB-TV, The West Virginia Channel, with the PBS app, or on YouTube, 8 p.m.-midnight, March 14. And follow our coverage all day with live updates in our Final Hours Live Blog here at wvpublic.org.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWhy The Nation’s Founding Story Matters Today, This West Virginia Morning
WVPB will be screening excerpts of Ken Burns’ recent PBS documentary series "The American Revolution" this week at Marshall. Us & Them host Trey Kay will moderate the event, and he spoke recently with WVPB News Director Eric Douglas about why revisiting the nation’s founding story matters today. Also, a bill to temporarily delay moving a child to homeschooling during an active case of abuse or neglect hit a snag in the Senate on Monday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News'The American Revolution,' Special Screening Event At Marshall University, March 5
West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) will host a public screening of selected excerpts from The American Revolution, the landmark documentary series by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, followed by a community conversation at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Brad D. Smith Business and Innovation Center on the campus of Marshall University.
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Congress Rolls Back $9 Billion In Public Media Funding And Foreign Aid
The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News'Caregiving' Screening Event, June 18
From Executive Producer Bradley Cooper, this is the story of paid and unpaid caregivers navigating the challenges and joys of this deeply meaningful work. Intertwining intimate personal stories with the untold history of caregiving, the documentary reveals the state and the stakes of care in America today. Narrated by Uzo Aduba (The Residence, Orange is the New Black), directed by Chris Durrance.
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