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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A Look Inside Quick Response Teams, This West Virginia Morning
Appalachia has had high rates of substance abuse and mental health disorders for years. After the problem reached a boiling point during the COVID-19 pandemic, a few communities tried using crisis response teams, and so far, that seems to be working. Last year, Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams spent several months with some of these teams and has this story.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTerry Gross Talks With WVPB About Public Radio, This West Virginia Morning
Regular listeners to our afternoon programming will immediately recognize the voice of Terry Gross. She has been the host of Fresh Air for 50 years – well before it became a national staple. News Director Eric Douglas spoke with Gross recently about her career, her style and the uniqueness of public radio.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMorrisey Calls For Statewide Moment Of Silience Following D.C. Shooting
Gov. Patrick Morrisey has called for a a statewide moment of silence or prayer at 2:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, to honor Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe and Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. President Donald Trump said Thursday evening that Beckstrom, 20, had died from her injuries sustained in the attack. Authorities say 24-year-old Wolfe remains in critical condition.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News2 National Guard Members Shot In An Ambush Attack Just Blocks From The White House
Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor described as a targeted attack.
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WVSU Football Player Killed In Charleston Shooting
Football player Jyilek Harrington was pronounced dead in Charleston Wednesday night.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThree Injured In Shooting Outside Martinsburg High Football Game
Three attendees at a Martinsburg High School football game were injured in a shooting Friday evening. One bullet traveled through the stadium and struck a fan in the bleachers, and two other fans were struck with shrapnel.
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