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Mountain State Morning

Mountain State Morning is a weekly update on important stories from West Virginia's Charleston Gazette-Mail.

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WV’s entire Supreme Court is being impeached. How did we get here?

WV’s entire Supreme Court is being impeached. How did we get here?

Special episode: How did the West Virginia Supreme Court justice who wrote the book on political corruption in West Virg... Read more

1 Oct 2018

21mins

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What happened to Timothy McWilliams?

What happened to Timothy McWilliams?

This week on Mountain State Morning: In August 1980, Timothy McWilliams shot three teenagers, killing one. This year, he... Read more

12 Jun 2019

26mins

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Legislature conflicts of interest, controversial political appointment, delayed flood recovery

Legislature conflicts of interest, controversial political appointment, delayed flood recovery

This week on the Charleston Gazette-Mail’s Mountain State Morning, we’re talking about conflicts of interest in the West... Read more

12 Dec 2018

15mins

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WV teachers are back on strike. How did we get here?

WV teachers are back on strike. How did we get here?

For the second year in a row, teachers and public school workers walked off the job this week over the education overhau... Read more

20 Feb 2019

16mins

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The story of the Women’s Health Center of WV, the state's only abortion provider

The story of the Women’s Health Center of WV, the state's only abortion provider

In the 1970s, before abortion clinics opened in West Virginia, a pastor was helping women in the Eastern Panhandle get t... Read more

21 Aug 2019

21mins

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Jim Justice is WV’s richest man. He also holds WV’s top office.

Jim Justice is WV’s richest man. He also holds WV’s top office.

A conversation with Ken Ward Jr., who wrote an investigation of Gov. Jim Justice’s conflicts of interest in the Gazette-... Read more

28 Aug 2019

22mins

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Education in West Virginia: Is anybody listening?

Education in West Virginia: Is anybody listening?

Before a special session on education, lawmakers and Department of Education officials have been crisscrossing the state... Read more

17 Apr 2019

20mins

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WV springing into baseball season and gobbler season

WV springing into baseball season and gobbler season

It’s spring in West Virginia. This week, the West Virginia Power has its first home game, and the gobbler season begins.... Read more

10 Apr 2019

17mins

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Unpacking WV governor's State of the State address

Unpacking WV governor's State of the State address

You heard the State of the State address Wednesday. Now, hear from veteran statehouse reporter Phil Kabler about what it... Read more

10 Jan 2019

14mins

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Manchin blasts rumored opioid settlement, WV Book Festival returns, elk encounters

Manchin blasts rumored opioid settlement, WV Book Festival returns, elk encounters

This week on the Charleston Gazette-Mail’s Mountain State Morning, we’ll tell you about who’s coming to the West Virgini... Read more

24 Oct 2018

9mins

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Sen. Maroney, the State Fair of WV and the Perseid meteor shower

Sen. Maroney, the State Fair of WV and the Perseid meteor shower

Marshall County Sen. Mike Maroney says he isn’t involved in an investigation into a prostitution ring in his hometown. P... Read more

14 Aug 2019

15mins

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Misspent flood money and arrests in Richwood

Misspent flood money and arrests in Richwood

This week on Mountain State Morning: FEMA gave the City of Richwood $500,000 to fix its water system after the 2016 floo... Read more

3 Apr 2019

17mins

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How West Virginia became West Virginia

How West Virginia became West Virginia

Tomorrow is West Virginia Day — the anniversary of West Virginia’s birth as a state in 1863. Today, we tell you the stor... Read more

19 Jun 2019

21mins

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Man says wife was bullied to death; law enforcement says no laws broken

Man says wife was bullied to death; law enforcement says no laws broken

A man whose wife jumped from the New River Gorge Bridge filed a wrongful death lawsuit, saying his wife was bullied. We’... Read more

7 Aug 2019

11mins

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Climate change, Christmas in Charleston and other news highlights

Climate change, Christmas in Charleston and other news highlights

This week on the Charleston Gazette-Mail’s Mountain State Morning, we’re talking to the Gazette-Mail’s Bill Lynch, who’s... Read more

5 Dec 2018

19mins

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Looking back on Danny Jones’ 16 years as Charleston’s mayor

Looking back on Danny Jones’ 16 years as Charleston’s mayor

This week on the Charleston Gazette-Mail’s Mountain State Morning, we’re talking about Danny Jones’ four terms as Charle... Read more

16 Jan 2019

14mins

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Stepping out of WV's Capitol and into WV's classrooms

Stepping out of WV's Capitol and into WV's classrooms

At the state Capitol, lawmakers have spent nearly the entire session debating education legislation. But there's lot tha... Read more

27 Feb 2019

24mins

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The future of recycling in Charleston

The future of recycling in Charleston

This week on Mountain State Morning, we’re talking about changes to Charleston’s recycling and trash bag program. We’re ... Read more

27 Mar 2019

10mins

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The 411 on Amendment 1: The vote that could change abortion law in WV

The 411 on Amendment 1: The vote that could change abortion law in WV

On Tuesday, Nov. 6, West Virginia voters will be asked to vote on an amendment that would prohibit Medicaid-funded of ab... Read more

31 Oct 2018

13mins

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Steps forward and back in WV's 60-day session

Steps forward and back in WV's 60-day session

Over the past 60-day legislative session, lawmakers introduced about 1,800 bills and passed about 180. This session, tho... Read more

11 Mar 2019

12mins

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