{"podcast":{"title":"Charleston West Virginia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770","podcast_index_feed_id":7606770,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/charleston-new-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/charleston-new-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":282,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Charleston West Virginia News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Charleston and the surrounding region—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Charleston West Virginia News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the region. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T12:17:35.898182+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770"},"episode":{"title":"Beech Fork Lake Swimming Area Closed Due to Drought","slug":"beech-fork-lake-swimming-area-closed-due-to-drought","published_at":"2026-05-17T18:03:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770/beech-fork-lake-swimming-area-closed-due-to-drought","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/0f2a72f4-97bf-480e-b02b-8709664aa628.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/0f2a72f4-97bf-480e-b02b-8709664aa628.mp3","summary":"Beech Fork Lakes swimming area at Stowers Branch Recreation Area is closed for Memorial Day weekend due to low water levels caused by the ongoing drought. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages the lake, and they need significant rainfall to raise the water levels for safe swimming. The beach remains closed until nature cooperates and brings the water levels back up. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/bed7529ea5ab977e","meta_description":"Beech Fork Lakes swimming area at Stowers Branch Recreation Area is closed for Memorial Day weekend due to low water levels caused by the ongoing drought.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":59,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770/episodes/beech-fork-lake-swimming-area-closed-due-to-drought/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/charleston-west-virginia-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606770/beech-fork-lake-swimming-area-closed-due-to-drought.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}