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Front yard broad day, Huntington goes hard in the paint with controversial Flock public surveillance system
Following an all-night meeting, Huntington City Council approved a $2.1M Flock surveillance contract. Discover the civil liberties backlash, lawsuits, and statewide debates.
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Centering Black stories and life in all their manifestations
Black By God is a community-led news organization that aims to provide a more nuanced portrayal of the Black Experience in West Virginia and Appalachia. Our name is a riff on the colloquial phrase West ‘by God’ Virginia that claims a unique place in central Appalachia.
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Evacuation order issued for parts of Buckhannon; Upshur, Lewis and Taylor Counties hit hard by floods
Shortly after 1:00 a.m. this morning, the Upshur County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) issued an immediate evacuation order for residents of 1st Street through 5th Street and Cleveland Avenue in Buckhannon, due to rapidly worsening conditions resulting from severe flooding. Any residents remaining in the impacted area must evacuate at this time.
I Thought I Knew West Virginia. Then I Rode the Hatfield-McCoy Trails.
Exploring home: A Charleston family turns a birthday celebration into an 8-hour adventure on the Rockhouse Trail System, centering Black West Virginians in outdoor recreation.
It’s Here – The First Official Black WV Public Arts Guide!
Welcome to the first official guide for Black murals, monuments and sculptures in WV. Unlike other types of art, public art is fully free. Accessible. No ticket needed. No entry fee. It is available to see any time of day and night. Of the people, for the people and often by the people. Vivacious. Colorful. Expressive. Alive.
A Gift of Faith and Purpose: Bluefield State University Receives $85,000 to Ensure Graduating Seniors Cross the Finish Line
A Gift of Faith and Purpose: Bluefield State University Receives $85,000 to Ensure Graduating Seniors Cross the Finish Line. Gift Establishes the Student Success Fund at Bluefield State University
One student enrolled in WVU Washington Center after GOP lawmakers mandate creation of program
Despite $3M in state funding and a $300K director salary, only ONE student has enrolled at WVU’s lawmaker-mandated Washington Center following massive campus job cuts.