Marshall Professor Weighs In On Significance Of Nation’s Founding – 250 Years Later, This West Virginia Morning

WVPB had a conversation with Us & Them host Trey Kay earlier this week on the significance today of the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. This week, WVPB is hosting a special screening event at Marshall University with excerpts from Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, and Kay will lead a panel discussion. We once again hear from Kay, this time speaking with one of the panelists — Marshall University political science professor George Davis — about why revisiting the nation’s founding story still matters.

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Government Maria Young, Dec. 15, 2025

Silver Bridge Anniversary Renews Commitment To Safety Standards

Monday marks the 58-year anniversary of the collapse of the Silver Bridge.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Oct. 21, 2025

Tucker County Mystery And From Mothman To The Silver Bridge, This West Virginia Morning

A group of Tucker County residents are asking the Intermediate Court of Appeals for help learning about a proposed power plant in their community. Also, we hear the second part of our look back at reporting from Point Pleasant columnist Mary Hyre as she went from writing about the "Mason County Monster" to the Silver Bridge collapse in a little more than a year.

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Arts & Culture Eric Douglas, Oct. 20, 2025

From Mothman To The Silver Bridge: 13 Months In The Life Of A Local Journalist

WVPB steps back in time to explore some of the first news stories written about what has arguably become West Virginia’s most beloved cryptid.

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Government Curtis Tate, Mar. 27, 2024

Point Pleasant's Silver Bridge Disaster In 1967 Improved Bridge Safety

The Silver Bridge collapse, on the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, killed 46 people. After it, the Federal Highway Administration began using National Bridge Inspection Standards.

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Arts & Culture Randy Yohe, Dec. 15, 2022

On-The-Scene Memories Stay With Photographer 55 Years After The Silver Bridge Disaster

On Dec.15, 1967, the Silver Bridge that connected Point Pleasant, W.Va. and Gallipolis, Ohio, collapsed under the weight of afternoon rush-hour traffic. Forty-six people died.

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Radio Dec. 15, 2020

The Silver Bridge Collapses Killing 46: December 15, 1967

On Friday, December 15, 1967, at about 5 p.m., the Silver Bridge spanning the Ohio River at Point Pleasant collapsed, plunging thirty-one vehicles plunged into river and killing 46.

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