The Old Louisville Demon Leaper’s Mischief In One Of America’s Largest Victorian Neighborhoods
In the late 1800s, tales of a creature that bounds between rooftops emerged in Old Louisville — The Demon Leaper.
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Unchecked Data Center Noise Pollution, This West Virginia Morning
Noise pollution has reached dangerous levels for residents living near the Memphis-Mississippi border. That’s the home of Elon Musk’s X-AI data center campus that runs Grok, the AI chatbot for the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter. For the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, WPLN’s Caroline Eggers reports on what’s becoming an emerging model of data center – and unchecked noise pollution.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMorrisey Appoints New DoHS Secretary
Carl Ayers served as principal deputy commissioner of the Virginia Department of Social Services and was Virginia's deputy commissioner of Human Services, overseeing child welfare, Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, childcare, and other major public assistance programs prior to that.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFederal Judge Blocks W.Va. Ban On SNAP Soda Purchases
West Virginia's SNAP soda ban, in effect since Jan. 1, was blocked Monday by a federal court order.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSNAP Waivers, Coal Power Down And Online Gambling,This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, a group sues over SNAP waivers, the coal forecast for next year is gloomy, and we learn how online gambling is affecting college students.
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A Look At New Novel ‘The Secret Astronomers’ Set In Pocahontas County, This West Virginia Morning
A new young adult novel titled "The Secret Astronomers" captures a slice of life in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. This debut novel by author Jessica Walter tells the story of a friendship between two high school students as they unravel a decades-old mystery. Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams spoke with Walker before the book was released a few months ago.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNational Group Sues To Stop SNAP Waivers
A national group has sued the Trump administration over Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food waivers like the one granted to West Virginia.
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