Almost Heaven: Stories From West Virginia

Almost Heaven: Stories From West Virginia

Almost Heaven: Stories From West Virginia is a creative storytelling podcast dedicated to the Mountain State through incisive interviews and archival audio, Almost Heaven: Stories From West Virginia is telling West Virginia stories you’ve never heard and revealing unknown details of the stories you have. From the hilarious to the horrific, we’re taking an intimate look at the fascinating people, events, and history that continue to shape the state.

Episodes

March 31, 2020 7 mins
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice closes all state park campgrounds as West Virginia suffers its first death from COVID-19. State officials praise residents as the data continues to look good.

West Virginia suffered its first coronavirus-related death this week. The 88-year-old Marion County woman died in a Clarksburg hospital on Sunday. Justice officially announced her passing in his March 30 press briefing.

At the same briefing...
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Governor Justice names a “coronavirus czar”, stolen medical supplies make for a challenge in Charleston, and infection data begins to show encouraging signs. The latest updates on COVID-19 in West Virginia.
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March 24, 2020 5 mins
Governor Jim Justice announced the closure of all non-essential businesses and issued a stay-home order during a press conference Monday. The move was prompted by a positive test from the Sundale Nursing Home in Morgantown.

The state has also seen its first case of “community transmission”. Until now, all cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia could be traced back to an identifiable source. “Community transmissions” refer to people...
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March 19, 2020 7 mins
West Virginia goes into lock-down as the first two cases of COVID-19 are discovered within the state’s borders. But tests are now available to the public, and grocery supply chains are still strong. Here’s all the latest data and updates you need to know in the ongoing Coronavirus crisis.
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March 2, 2020 22 mins
West Virginia cities are fighting to take marijuana law into their own hands. Confusion erupts over Morgantown’s new marijuana ordinance, while a federal court case from the tiny town of Salem opens up penalty–free marijuana to most of the state.
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December 19, 2019 64 mins
In 2011, West Virginia morning DJ Eric McGuire vanished from the airwaves. Soon afterward, rumors of his death began to swirl.

For decades, McGuire was the best–known morning radio host in West Virginia. From his early work in Elkins, McGuire wove himself into the fabric of West Virginia media and culture, building a nine-station network throughout the state. Over the course of his career, McGuire created an entire cast of fictio...
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It’s been a full month since Morgantown resident Shane Stevens claimed to lose a 15–foot–long python along the side of the road in Sabraton. New interviews with people directly involved in the search suggest that the snake may have attacked Mr. Stevens in his vehicle, causing him to pull over and call 911 as the snake slithered away.
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