How Appalachian NASCAR Hall Of Famer Leonard Wood Reinvented Racing

Stock car racing’s roots run deep in Appalachia. Our twisty roads and dark hollers were home to moonshiners — and moonshine runners, who became known for their driving skills. And they became some of NASCAR’s first stars when it formed in 1948. But NASCAR’s oldest continuous racing team had nothing to do with moonshine.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Sep. 11, 2023

An Audio Postcard Remembering 9/11 And WVU Alums Rally Behind Faculty, Students On This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, this year marks the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Most of us have an “I remember where I was” story from that day as many of us watched the planes crash into buildings, and the horror we felt. The world changed that day.

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Arts & Culture Trey Kay, Sep. 11, 2023

Us & Them Host Trey Kay Remembers Alice Moore

The woman who sparked the 1974 Kanawha County Textbook Controversy has died. 82-year-old Alice Whitehurst Moore passed away at her home in Tennessee over the weekend.

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Arts & Culture Shepherd Snyder, Sep. 09, 2022

W.Va. Remembrance Events Honor 9/11 Victims

Events are set to take place across West Virginia this weekend in remembrance of the victims of 9/11. 2022 marks 21 years since the attack, which claimed the lives of at least five people with ties to the state.

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Government Randy Yohe, Jun. 08, 2022

Respects Paid, Memories Shared At Funeral Of Fallen W.Va. Deputy Sheriff

Nicholas County Deputy Sheriff Tom Baker was laid to rest Wednesday.Mourners came from near and far to pay their respects to a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty

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