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West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast from West Virginia Public Broadcasting that looks back at the major news of the week. This podcast features rotating hosts and producers from the WVPB Newsroom. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.
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High tech assistance designed to keep student athletes safe and more federal flood relief for two counties, on this West Virginia Week.
Appalachian Power has a way to access the funds it needs without putting the full cost on customers. And after a major overhaul, the Pipestem tram is up and running.
Leaders of Huntington want commuters who work in the city to have a home there — they’ve got a plan. And a campaign to help those in need access clean water looks at the unique challenges in Appalachia.
A new health officer for the state, assessing flood recovery efforts six months later, resisting a call for deployment and more — all part of the week’s top stories.
On this West Virginia Week, dancers keep the flatfooting tradition alive, miners compete in rescue and tourists challenge themselves with geocaching.
Top news stories in West Virginia this week include the return of a mobile clinic to screen miners for a fatal disease, the cost of energy in the Mountain State and the 100th anniversary of the West Virginia State Fair.
West Virginia has a new set of rules for what can be served in school cafeterias. The state GOP has a new leader, and a West Virginia state senator had a lot of questions to answer in Washington, D.C. this week.
On this West Virginia Week, flood assistance for storm victims in the Northern Panhandle and energy assistance for families in need. We’ll tell you how upcoming federal cuts to SNAP programs will affect nutrition education here in West Virginia…
A West Virginia senator responds to questions about her vote on the congressional recission bill, and the head of a local foodbank shares her vision for what’s to come when SNAP benefits go into effect.
On this West Virginia Week, we’ll tell you about new flight destinations coming to Charleston’s Yeager International Airport beginning this fall, and the reasons for a state intervention for another school district. Also, what the Supreme Court has to say about the case of a transgender student in West Virginia.
West Virginia’s vote on the President’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ two top nominations for the state and a recent change in online gambling.
West Virginians are reeling from more flash floods — and trying to recover from the loss of property and life. Also this week: a series of protests over proposed Medicaid cuts.
On this West Virginia Week, we have the latest on devastating floods to hit two counties in the northern part of the state. We’ll also talk about West Virginians’ efforts to halt Medicaid cuts. And, we learn about reviving black coal camps in McDowell County — through farming.
On this West Virginia Week, we hear about the possible elimination of clean energy tax credits, paths toward recovery from gambling addiction and a new play exploring immigration and identity in West Virginia.
On this West Virginia Week, we look at the challenges online gambling can bring, efforts to revitalize river otter populations and a peer accountability program for teens.
Top stories this week include a push for more transparency in the state’s foster care system, the reason behind sudden layoffs for a local electric school bus manufacturer, and a county that teaches skiing and kayaking right along with reading and math.
The top stories in West Virginia this week include a protest against federal cuts, a plan to change what SNAP benefits can buy and efforts to stabilize the state employees insurance agency.
Top stories this week include the impact of federal cuts to school nutrition programs in West Virginia and Jennifer Garner on school-business partnerships and healthy eating.
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip — a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
On this West Virginia Week, the federal government continues to announce funding cuts to programs like Americorps, but Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she is working toward reinstating some federal workers in Morgantown.
