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Kindness in West Virginia: Police Give Traffic Violators Gift Cards Instead of Tickets
When drivers in Charleston, West Virginia heard the sirens of police cars behind them last week, many got a holiday reprieve to brighten their...
First of its Kind in America: Plant Will Turn Trash Into Fuel in West Virginia
Construction has started on the first of its kind plant in the U.S. designed to convert trash into fuel.
Entsorga broke ground on the 48,000...
New York Trio Hauls Van Full of Clean Water to People in West Virginia
I've got an incredible story for you that starts with a high school senior who heard about the toxic chemical spill that poisoned the...
Woman Buys Renoir Masterpiece for $7 In West Virginia Flea Market
A Maryland woman didn't recognize the priceless painting when she bought it in a box of knick knacks for seven dollars in a West...
Teachers Union Leads Effort to Turn Around Poverty and Learning in West Virginia Schools
The American Federation of Teachers, vilified by critics as an obstacle to school reform, is leading an unusual effort to turn around a floundering...
Solar Power Reaches West Virginia Coalfields
A group devoted to creating alternative energy jobs in Central Appalachia is building a first for West Virginia's southern coalfields region this week -...
Father and Daughter Put Cicadas Into Cute Poses for Fun Photos in Virginia
Gen Xers are folks born between 1965 and 1980. There are roughly 65.2 million of them in the United States. Brood Xers are also...
Appalachian Coal Miners Who Lost Their Jobs Are Being Retrained as Beekeepers – for Free
As a means of lifting former coal miners out of poverty, this West Virginia nonprofit is retraining them to be beekeepers.
Random Company Will Pay Man’s Drunken $1,600 Uber Fare As Thank You For Not Drinking and Driving
After a night of drunken shenanigans in West Virginia, Kenny Bachman suddenly woke up in an Uber only to find that he was on his way to New Jersey.
Before They Went on Strike, Teachers Packed Lunches to Make Sure Kids Wouldn’t Miss a Meal
West Virginia educators weren't about to go on strike without ensuring that their low-income students were taken care of first.
Neighbor Films T-Rex With Tiny Hands Trying To Shovel Driveway
What does a dinosaur in Kentucky have in common with a batman in West Virginia? They are both digging out from the big snowstorm, of course....
Good News in History, March 27
76 years ago today, a mere 11 days after being released from prison, jazz singer Billie Holiday played in front of a sold-out crowd...
Good News in History, March 26
49 years ago today, the Biological Weapons Convention, (BWC) entered into force. It's considered to have established a strong global norm against biological weapons...
Number of Electric School Buses More than Doubled in the U.S. in Past Year
According to the World Resources Institute, the number of electric school buses operating or delivered in the United States more than doubled—from 598 in...
Starbucks Workers Raise Over $40K for Beloved Barista After Her Car Was Burglarized
Recently, hordes of West Virginia college kids who "couldn't afford a cup of coffee" shelled out five dollars to help a motherly Starbucks barista...
Good News in History September 12
92 years ago today, the English actor Sir Ian Holm was born. He became a successful actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company before launching...
Good News in History, September 11
On this day across history, imperial aggression was resisted or rolled back by indigenous peoples in both the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest (9)...
City Sparrows Make Better Dads Than Their Country Cousins, Says New Research
Despite being more aggressive in defending their territory, sparrows that live in urban areas find more time to visit the nest and feed their...
Good News in History, August 26
On this day in 1949, jazz singer Leon Redbone was born in Nicosia, British Cyprus. As American as one might perceive Redbone as being...
Good News in History, August 14
86 years ago today, the National Scenic Trail known as the Appalachian Trail was completed by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Claimed to be the...