'Haunted' Town Already Celebrating Spooky Season
Halloween is still several weeks away, but one West Virginia town is already celebrating the season.
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How The Fight Against Coal Dust Connects Coastal Virginia To Appalachia
Appalachia produces less coal than it once did, but that coal is still desired around the world for making steel. The demand is now creating problems for people who live near the terminals where coal is moved from train to ship, to then be carried overseas. Residents of Norfolk and Newport News, Virginia, say airborne coal dust from export terminals is getting on their cars, on their houses, in their lungs. Residents have started to take matters into their own hands.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLooking Ahead To Redistricting: How W.Va.’s Loss Of A Congressional Seat Might Affect What’s Next
As federal officials reported Monday, West Virginia lost 3.2 percent of its population since the 2010 Census — the highest rate of population loss in the entire nation. With the state moving from three seats in the U.S. House to two, its likely two Republican incumbents will be pitted against one another in a 2022 primary.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsApril 8, 1979: Writer Breece D'J Pancake Commits Suicide
Writer BreeceD’J Pancake died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 8, 1979. The South Charleston native grew up in Milton, which became the…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTexting is Helping W.Va. Students Get Ahead in Higher Ed
High school seniors in West Virginia who sign-up to receive text message reminders for college preparedness are doing better in their first-year of…
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