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The WESA newsroom, its journalists and The Allegheny Front have been honored in 2024 with significant awards in state and regional competitions for journalism excellence.

On this West Virginia Morning, it’s been a little more than a year since a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. While there’s been much attention paid to the environmental fallout, many local business owners say they’ve struggled to keep their businesses afloat.

Biden issued an executive order on targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been violent to Palestinians. South Tampa residents report a mysterious, subwoofer vibration-like noise.

Biden issued an executive order on targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been violent to Palestinians. South Tampa residents report a mysterious, subwoofer vibration-like noise.

Biden issued an executive order on targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been violent to Palestinians. South Tampa residents report a mysterious, subwoofer vibration-like noise.

Oliver Morrison is a general assignment reporter at WESA. He previously covered education, environment and health for PublicSource in Pittsburgh and, before that, breaking news and weekend features for the Wichita Eagle in Kansas. He started his career in New York reporting for local and national publications like City Limits and The Atlantic. He taught English and theater in the Arkansas Delta for seven years before switching careers in 2013. Oliver is a graduate of Deep Springs College, the Un...

'I realised I knew a lot more than I thought I did.'

'I realised I knew a lot more than I thought I did.'

'I realised I knew a lot more than I thought I did.'

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