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Drought Conditions Persist Across State
From January to April, West Virginia has experienced its 10th driest start to the year since official records began in 1895.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWildfire In Monongahela National Forest Reminder Of State Fire Season, Drought Conditions
A 70-acre wildfire that started on private property in Pendleton County has spread to the Monongahela National Forest.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCelebrating Recovery And Investigating High Power Costs, This West Virginia Week
Healing Appalachia is in full swing this weekend. And, Energy & Environment Reporter Curtis Tate looks into the hidden costs of electricity in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsElection Results and Drought Conditions, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, Jim Justice, the state’s two-term Republican governor, won a decisive victory in the race for the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s general election. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia’s three-term attorney general, won the ...
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Fall Fires Prevail Despite Burn Ban
Residents of the Kanawha Valley may have noticed smoke in the air. Emily Rice reports that the Division of Forestry is fighting about 82 fires in the state’s southern coalfields.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Second Special Session, Hurricane Helene’s Aftermath and Repurposed Power Plants, This West Virginia Week
West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week’s biggest news in the Mountain State. Emily Rice is our host this week.
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