Rare Match Will Bring WVU, Wake Forest Fans To Charleston
The WVU Men's Basketball Team will face off against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons as part of the 2025 Holiday Hoopfest on Dec. 6.
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Morrisey Signs School Smartphone Ban, National Motto Bills Into Law
On Wednesday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed into law two bills passed this year by the West Virginia Legislature that pertain to public schools in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNational Weather Service: Tornado Touched Down In Fayette County
Preliminary damage assessments indicate an EF-2 tornado, with wind speeds up to 130 mph, touched down in the Hico area during Tuesday’s severe weather.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMaking Faces: Behind A Face Jug’s Grin Lies A Long, Dark History
Folkways Reporter Zack Harold traced the story of Face Jugs. Examples of this type of art turn up everywhere, but some of them are connected to African Face Jugs, an art enslaved people brought with them to America.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJune 23, 1944: 103 People Die in State's Deadliest Tornado Outbreak
On June 23, 1944, the deadliest tornado outbreak in West Virginia history nearly destroyed the Harrison County community of Shinnston. Sixty-six people…
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May 31, 1946: Author Meredith Sue Willis Born in Clarksburg
Author Meredith Sue Willis was born in Clarksburg on May 31, 1946. She was raised in Shinnston, where both her parents were educators. After graduating…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPowerball Ticket Worth $1M Sold in West Virginia
A Powerball ticket sold in northern West Virginia is worth $1 million from the latest drawing.The West Virginia Lottery says on its website that a ticket…
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