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WVPB Education WVPB Pressroom, Sep. 17, 2025

Nominate An Exceptional W.Va. Teacher For WVPB's Above And Beyond Award

The West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Above and Beyond Teacher Award is in honor of educators from all grade levels (K-12) and disciplines who go the extra mile. These teachers are known for paving the way for academic achievement, using new and innovative strategies to reach students, or simply making a difference in the lives of their students every day.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch, Jul. 15, 2025

The Homewrecker Returns To Hillbilly Hotdogs

Hillbilly Hotdogs is more than a typical West Virginia hotdog stand. It’s a bona fide roadside attraction. The lot is an eccentric collection of rustic-looking buildings covered in graffiti, repurposed school buses and reclaimed junk poking fun at hillbilly stereotypes.

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Arts & Culture Trey Kay +, Jul. 10, 2025

Us & Them Encore: Another Small Town Paper Down

Across the nation, there are more and more local news deserts; communities with no local newspaper, television or radio station to cover what’s going on. When a small town paper like The Welch News in McDowell County, WV, can’t compete and shuts down, losing those local eyes and ears can affect accountability because no one is there to watch over things. When local news sources vanish, a community can also lose its sense of cohesion and identity. This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. This story was also honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Documentary and by the Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters for Best Documentary.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch, May. 21, 2025

Tips On Telling A Good Lie

Appalachian storyteller W.I. “Bill” Hairston gives advice for contestants in the popular Vandalia Gathering Liars Contest.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate +, Apr. 10, 2025

Families, Community Pay Respects To Those Killed In W.Va. Mine Disaster 15 Years Ago

It's been 15 years since the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. Family members and others from the community gathered over the weekend to remember those who lost their lives in one of the worst mining accidents of the past half century.

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Government NPR Staff, Mar. 18, 2025

Pentagon Website Removes, Then Restores, Page Honoring Black Medal Of Honor Recipient

Army Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers, and a native West Virginian, is the highest-ranking Black servicemember to receive the Medal of Honor. But a Department of Defense profile of Rogers, who died in 1990, was taken down on Friday. It comes as the Trump administration has pushed to remove references to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across the federal government. As of Monday afternoon, the page had returned to the website.

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