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Mothman, Bridge Day And Washboards, Inside Appalachia

This week, the story of the first Mothman sightings as written by a small-town journalist in 1966. Also, every year, hundreds of people celebrate Bridge Day by parachuting from the 876-foot-tall New River Gorge bridge. But not just anyone can do it. And, the Columbus Washboard Company used to make washboards for laundry. Now, people use them to make music.

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Judge Dismisses Kanawha Mother’s Religious Vaccine Exemption Case

Judge Richard Lindsay dismissed the lawsuit against the Kanawha County Board of Education, one of several arguing the case for religious exemptions to the state's compulsory vaccine law in schools.

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Roundtable Explores AI, Future of Higher Education In West Virginia

How artificial intelligence and changes in the workforce are shaping higher education was the focus on a panel discussion Thursday at Marshall University.

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