Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOver the weekend, severe winds knocked an eagle nest out of a sycamore tree in Shepherdstown, killing the three eagle chicks that called it home. Both adult parents survived and returned to the nest site to rebuild.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate Bill 21 would allow the Division of Natural Resources to collect $100 each time a wind turbine kills a protected bird, including bald eagles.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVPB's Energy & Environment Reporter Curtis Tate spoke with Than Hitt, senior scientist with the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, about the hellbender’s habitat in Appalachia and what threatens its population in the region.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, discussing the proposed listing of the Eastern Hellbender Salamander on the endangered list and making the holidays more sustainable.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAs the sun set Thursday, an estimated 218 million birds across the continental United States began a journey southward. Many people are familiar with migration, a process by which birds and other animal...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Jim Justice said he is open to a special legislative session later this year to address the state budget.
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