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Check Out WVPB's 2026 Voter's Guide

West Virginia Public Broadcasting teamed up with journalism students at the West Virginia University Reed School of Media and Communications to bring you a voter's guide — a free resource with details on each West Virginia candidate for the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, State Senate and House of Delegates races. Our guide also includes information on the proposed Constitutional Amendment and direct links to voting resources from the West Virginia Secretary of State's office.

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Professor Identifies W.Va. Races And Candidates To Watch

Polls open for the 2026 general election at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Here's a conversation about what to watch for as results come in.

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Appalachian Artists Sing Their Opposition To Data Centers

Appalachia has a rich history of protest music. Today, some regional musicians are using their voices to oppose data centers being built across Appalachia and the artificial intelligence they power. Folkways Reporter Andrea “river” Peterson has more.

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Crochet World Tangled Up With AI Is A Knotty Problem

AI proponents say the technology will revolutionize our lives. It’s also started a conversation about creativity and what’s really art. That applies to kinds of expression that seem to have nothing to do with machines, like crochet. Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch brings us this story of how crocheters found AI invading their communal spaces and what they plan to do about it.

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