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Ah. Just when you thought that it couldnt get any worse, federal workers and retirees owe the government more than 3. 5 billion in unpaid taxes. That is just from last year. That is according to the dedicated number crunchers over at irs. Lets bring in todays panel. Fox businesss david asman. Along with Brad Blakeman, former senior staff member under president george w. Bush. We also have James Freeman from the wall street journal. What kills me about this story is not necessarily the fact that ...

Gown. Sims was injured in the shooting monday and Police Arrested him tuesday. And today was charged with the murder of shameel pierce. She died trying to protect her children. This is every parents and citizens worst nightmare. Now, police say theyre still looking for other suspects tonight and live with the rest of the story is janice oh. Janice . Yes. Police work on continuing to develop more leads, the community is grieving the loss of pierce a mother of three, they not only want justice but...

Up to remember her friend. So she was beautiful. Inside and out. Nice and loved her kids very caring. Put her kids first. Friends question if police could have responded faster. And if that would have saved her life the first came in at 4 32 good b. A group of women fighting. There is people screaming. Audio from dispatch reveals officials arriving at the scene at 4 48. City leaders say theyre doing the best they can with limited resources. That is why this council invested to double down our ac...

Those transformers pop. We have Team Coverage all morning long. Meteorologist janice dean is here in the studio. She has been tracking this storms path as you know. Griff jenkins is live in folly beach, South Carolina. But we start with Aishah Hasnie in charleston, South Carolina where they are worried about the flood surge and aishah, its already started. It has. People are saying time is running out. Guys, time is up. We are in the thick of it. This is where it begins. Its raining down really ...

On this West Virginia Morning, solar is expanding in West Virginia, thanks to shifts in federal and state policies. Curtis Tate spoke recently with Dan Conant, founder and CEO of Solar Holler, about solar growth in the Mountain State. Also, in this show, a patient at Sharpe Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the facility, its CEO and state health officials. Emily Rice has more.

This week on Inside Appalachia, a chef has created a hidden culinary hot spot in Asheville, North Carolina that’s attracting national attention for its eclectic menu and Filipino hospitality. Also, every thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail begins with a first step. Famed hiker Jennifer Pharr Davis shares hers.

On this West Virginia Week, Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for the state’s educational system. We’ll also learn more about a group of organizations asking the state Supreme Court to side with Cabell County and Huntington in their lawsuit against opioid distributors. And we’ll hear about a South Charleston landfill listed as a Superfund site.

An ongoing case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia will determine whether Union Carbide, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical, will pay civil penalties.

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia is seeing a boom in low and no-carbon manufacturing, thanks to tax credits and other federal programs designed to spur investment in energy communities. Curtis Tate spoke recently with Brian Anderson, a senior adviser on energy communities at the U.S. Department of Energy. They spoke at the University of Charleston.

In March, broadcast journalists from Virginia and West Virginia were recognized when the Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters met to present awards for notable stories produced in 2023. This week, we listen back to some of our award-winning stories.