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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Nov. 12, 2025

Ways To Reuse Fall Décor, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, decorative pumpkins and Jack O’Lanterns can find a second life on your table and in the garden. We explore ways to reuse fall decorations. Also, we have the latest edition of our occasional series, Almost Heavens.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Sep. 09, 2024

Marble Madness And Jon McBride, Inside Appalachia

Schoolyard games come and go, but for kids in one community, marbles still rule. Also, this year marks the anniversary of some country music milestones, including the 40th anniversary of Floyd, Vi...

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Health & Science Curtis Tate, Aug. 20, 2024

Skilled In Space And On Earth: Historian Remembers Jon McBride

Curtis Tate spoke with Jennifer Levasseur, curator of space history at the National Air and Space Museum, about what McBride brought to space flight and education.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Aug. 20, 2024

Remembering A Local Astronaut And Turning River Trash Into Art This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, we remember the only West Virginian to pilot a shuttle mission and making art from river trash.

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Health & Science Curtis Tate, Aug. 08, 2024

Remembering Jon McBride, The 1st West Virginian In Space

In 1978, NASA chose him to be part of the first class of astronauts in the shuttle program. Among the thousands of applicants, NASA picked 35.

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Education Chris Schulz, Jun. 06, 2023

WVU Robotics Team Tops International Competition

West Virginia University’s robotics team "Team Mountaineers" topped dozens of other teams in a competition to design and build the next generation of Mars rovers.

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