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West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast from West Virginia Public Broadcasting that looks back at the major news of the week. Listen every Saturday at 8 a.m.
On this West Virginia Morning, an explosion last year at a fracking waste disposal site near Fairmont left a lot of residents concerned about impacts to health and the environment. Also in this show, parts of the state prepare for the first winter storm of the season and high school football playoffs are back on track.
On this West Virginia Morning, every Nov. 14, Marshall University and the Huntington community have remembered and honored the 1970 football team, and all of the 75 who perished that year in a plane crash. For more than half a century, these annu…
On this West Virginia Morning, some things to keep in mind as we spend more time in the kitchen and around the fireplace. And the future of federal funds help to clean up abandoned mine lands under a new administration.
On this West Virginia Morning, plans for a controversial water bottling plant in Jefferson County will require modification and some say concerns about the project remain. Also, a legislative work group on the state’s child welfare system reported their findings and recommendations to lawmakers this month.
On this West Virginia Morning, a song inspired by the 2016 West Virginia floods is helping raise funds for those effected by Hurricane Helene, and our Song of the Week.
On this West Virginia Morning, a new episode of Us & Them looks at the latest chapter in the debate over West Virginia’s vaccination requirements, and several Kanawha County schools will be closed and consolidated at the end of this school year.
On this West Virginia Morning, elected leaders prepare for their new jobs, and a look at pollution related asthma from steel making.
On this West Virginia Morning, pet advocates say subsidies to spay and neuter strays can help reduce overpopulation, and so can creative efforts to find cats a home. Also, a look at what the results of the recent election mean.
On this West Virginia Morning, a Mountain State native now based in Asheville returned to his childhood roots, where he found more than a little help from his friends. And we have our Song of the Week.
On this West Virginia Morning, Matthew Ferrence did not like what his local representative was saying, so he decided to run against him in 2020. He talked to voters in his Pennsylvania district throughout his campaign, but garnered far too few votes to win office.
On this West Virginia Morning, another election has ended. West Virginia Public Broadcasting followed major races statewide throughout the evening and reported election results live.
Tomorrow is Election Day. While West Virginia was once a Democratic stronghold, the Republican Party became the state’s most common political affiliation by 2021.
On this West Virginia Morning, most outdoor sporting gear gets thrown away when it wears out. But in western North Carolina, one climber-turned-crafter is giving old equipment a new purpose.
On this West Virginia Morning, Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., is not seeking reelection, which means residents are voting on his successor in the Nov. 5 general election.
On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates took the debate stage at Fairmont State University on Tuesday evening.
On this West Virginia Morning, pumpkins are an iconic image of Halloween. They are also part of an unconventional learning experience at West Virginia University.
On this West Virginia Morning, the Republican and Democratic candidates for governor, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, will face off in a televised debate Tuesday evening.
On this West Virginia Morning, presidential elections tend to garner the most attention, and that added excitement provides a unique opportunity to engage students in the classroom with real-world events. …
On this West Virginia Morning, a recent Us & Them event at Marshall University talked with students to hear how this unusual campaign is landing with some of the nation’s youngest voters. And a look at a series of studies into the chemicals released from the East Palestine train derailment last year.
On this West Virginia Morning, Marshall University’s campus TV studio will be the election day hub for a nationwide broadcasting network of collegiate perspectives, and the tobacco industry in Kentucky – where there were once well over 100,000 farms growing the crop – now has just under a thousand.
On this West Virginia Morning, a church in the Eastern Panhandle provides a creative way out of gun ownership and a free clinic in Charleston.
On this West Virginia Morning, Marshall University’s “Marshall For All’ project allows participating students to complete a 4-year bachelor’s degree without accruing any debt and with Hurricane Helene closing much of the southern Appalachian Trail, Allegheny Trail advocates want hikers to know they can find alternatives in West Virginia.
On this West Virginia Morning, a young adult author hopes to bring the story of the struggle to unionize coal mines to today’s young readers, and our Song of the Week.
On this West Virginia Morning, as the general election approaches, we hear from several Marshall University students that will be voting in their first general election, and an author discusses writing about West Virginia.
On this West Virginia Morning, undergrads at Shepherd University visually represent their LGBTQ experience on campus, and an organization tries again for a school charter.
On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia is becoming a fall destination for surfing, and North Carolina poet Clint Bowman.
On this West Virginia Morning, nature photographer and conservationist Matt Williams has a passion for birds. His latest book is “Endangered and Disappearing Birds of Appalachia and the Southeast.” Bill Lynch spoke with Williams about the book and helping the bird population.
On this West Virginia Morning, sports can unite teammates from all different backgrounds. But in the next episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay looks at one way sports can drive us apart.
On this West Virginia Morning, Curtis Tate spoke with a coal executive about what else the mineral can do, and updates from the legislature’s second special session.
On this West Virginia Morning, record-keeping might sound dull, but it’s an important part of maintaining a sense of culture and place. As Chris Schulz reports, a recent visit from a federal record-keeper to West Virginia emphasized the importance of records in maintaining our democracy.
On this West Virginia Morning, there’s no public skatepark in Martinsburg, so locals spent a decade building one from scratch. And they’re not alone: Skaters nationwide are adding ramps and rails to abandoned lots, calling them DIY skateparks…
On this West Virginia Morning, a conversation with artist Rosalie Haizlett about her new book of Appalachian wildlife illustrations, and our Song of the Week from Mountain Stage.
On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia voters will decide on the ballot in November whether or not to change the state’s constitution to prohibit medically assisted suicide, and a contested race for state Senate brought two candidates to the debate stage.
On this West Virginia Morning, Morgantown residents are formally opposing an urban camping ban, and a road upgrade in Huntington still leaves traffic concerns.
On this West Virginia Morning, Appalachian Power is considering a conversion of two West Virginia power plants from coal to natural gas, and the West Virginia legislature convened for its second special session.
On this West Virginia Morning, students and their parents across West Virgnia can now access free online mental health resources and a conversation with West Virginia’s poet laureate.
On this West Virginia Morning, we travel 110 years into the past, where a murder, payroll robbery and posse chase played out in one weekend in the hills of Mingo County. West Virginia Public Br…
On this West Virginia Morning, estimates suggest one-third of West Virginia children are not receiving sufficient child care. Gov. Jim Justice is calling lawmakers to Charleston on Monday for a special session where child care will be a main topi…
On this West Virginia Morning, renowned actor James Earl Jones died earlier this month at age 93. He was part of the cast of the 1987 John Sayles film “Matewan,” which was shot in Thurmond, West Virginia. …
On this West Virginia Morning, smartphones are often presented as modern tools that offer us the world’s knowledge at our fingertips. But the past several years have proven they can also be a serious distraction to all age groups. …
On this West Virginia Morning, the Charleston and Wheeling areas of West Virginia are among 78 communities in the United States approved for a local-federal partnership to reduce firearm violence in domestic abuse cases. Maria Young spoke to the …
On this West Virginia Morning, wild mushrooms can be delicious or dangerous, and tours can teach the difference. And we have our Mountain Stage Song of the Week.
On this West Virginia Morning, leaves are already beginning to change color after a dry hot summer and three are indicted in the neglect death of a Boone County girl.
On this West Virginia Morning, the Healing Appalachia music festival returns to Lewisburg this week, and Mingo County’s only hospital reopens.
On this West Virginia Morning, the Appalachian Queer Film Festival showcases creative works centered around the LGBTQ experience in rural America and the state response to hundreds of school threats.
On this West Virginia Morning, a canceled pilot program that covered weight-loss drugs has advocates saying complications from obesity will cost the state more. And pro-choice religious leaders are joining forces to facilitate access to abortions, just as they did in the days before Roe v Wade.
On this West Virginia Morning, “No Options: Hip-Hop in Appalachia” is a compilation album from Appalshop showcasing Appalachia’s long running hip hop scene. For Inside Appalachia, Mason Adams spoke with executive producer JK Turner…
On this West Virginia Morning, a 2022 report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicated that veterans remain more likely to die by suicide than their civilian peers. In the Eastern …
On this West Virginia Morning, Christopher Rowe is a nationally recognized science fiction and fantasy writer. He imagines the future not in cities or outer space, but in rural areas like the one he grew up in. …
On this West Virginia Morning, a government program that can triple nutrition assistance benefits for shoppers at local farmers markets has been temporarily paused because of a lack of funding. The problem centers around the program’s popularity.
On this West Virginia Morning, mental health resources for rural communities and what it takes to pull off wilderness rescues.
On this West Virginia Morning, some playground games never go out of style and our Song of the Week.
On this West Virginia Morning, Morgantown’s tries to address homelessness with a camping ban, and training above ground miners how to rescue their coworkers.
On this West Virginia Morning, U.S. attorneys investigate a suspected timber theft and a discussion about West Virginia’s energy future.
On this West Virginia Morning, you might not think of western North Carolina when you think of rice. But the region is home to several varieties of heirloom rice that made their way here from Laos nearly five decades ago.
On this West Virginia Morning, a camping ban aimed at addressing homelessness in Morgantown is expected to pass next week. As Chris Schulz reports, community members and advocates are speaking up in opposition.
On this West Virginia Morning, Appalachian Power has asked state regulators for permission to raise electricity rates for the first time in five years. As Curtis Tate reports, the public reaction has been less than receptive.
On this West Virginia Morning, the Department of Human Services announced the hiring of West Virginia’s first statewide Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) coordinator last month. Susan File to discusses how she will assist residents with disabilities in her new role.
On this West Virginia Morning, a new school year is in full swing in West Virginia. But Chris Schulz reports that one group of students in Morgantown has a unique concern this year: needing a place in school to pray together.
On this West Virginia Morning, the enduring love of music in former mine towns and our Mountain Stage Song of the Week.
On this West Virginia Morning, residents around Indian Creek are beginning to take legal action over contaminated water, and Us & Them looks at the history of voting.
On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia ranks 18th in the rate of new HIV infections but that may be an incomplete picture, and a conversation about the danger of period poverty, and what folks across the country are doing to address it.
On this West Virginia Morning, we remember the only West Virginian to pilot a shuttle mission and making art from river trash.
On this West Virginia Morning, rain barrels can help farmers and gardeners and a waterway in Monongalia County is on a path to recovery.
On this West Virginia Morning, author Raymond Thompson Jr. speaks with Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams about his new book, “Appalachian Ghost: A Photographic Reimagining of the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel Disaster.”
On this West Virginia Morning, kids are heading back to school, which means they must update their immunizations. This has become routine for some, but for others sparks recurring concerns over the safety of their children.
On this West Virginia Morning, two more former corrections officers with the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver pled guilty last week for their role in the beating death of an inmate in March 2022.
On this West Virginia Morning, Senate Bill 10 — widely known as the campus carry bill — was implemented on all West Virginia college campuses this summer. But with students returning to campus, one of the law’s major exceptions is taking shape for college sports fans. Chris Schulz has more.
On this West Virginia Morning, the 2024 Paris Olympics concluded last night. But for the athletes that participated in the games, the memories will last a lifetime.
On this West Virginia Morning, a few farmers in southwestern Virginia still work their land the old-fashioned way – with a horse. And Hot Tuna has our Song of the Week.
On this West Virginia Morning, drought conditions have ravaged agriculture in West Virginia, and sustainable farming techniques could be the path through a changing climate. And a look at former prisoners filling the state’s workforce gaps.
Major HIV outbreaks in Huntington and Charleston over recent years have exposed conflicting views on the disease among state officials and national experts. Most disagreement surrounds a single topic: needles.
On this West Virginia Morning, a series of ads promotes disinformation and lies about a federal healthcare program, and a look at the Hope Scholarship program.
On this West Virginia Morning, differences in opinion on how to build high ground communities in Eastern Kentucky and a conversation with the editor of a new collection of essays.
Social Media is filled with life advice from 5 minute crafts to how to live a healthier lifestyle. However some information can be harmful or down right untrue. Briana Heaney sat down with Dietitian Gina Wood at the West Virginia University Extension to discuss navigating food and diet information on social media.
While educators across the nation are getting ready for the start of another school year, coordinators for an innovative school support program are meeting in Morgantown this week. As Chris Schulz reports, they’re gathering to learn how best to help their most vulnerable students.
At the height of the COVID outbreak, Charleston was sideswiped by a second deadly epidemic: what the Centers for Disease Control called the most concerning outbreak of HIV in the entire country. There was a bitter tug-of-war over how to respond. But where did that leave the patients, and the people most at risk? And what’s happened to the outbreak since then?
Most of the state is experiencing drought conditions, but the Eastern Panhandle and its agricultural industry are feeling the worst of it. Eastern Panhandle Reporter Jack Walker traveled to Jefferson County to see the drought’s impact firsthand.
Much of Appalachia has a deep-seeded history connected to the original inhabitants of the land. But often, West Virginia is presented not as a homeland for Native Americans, but simply a transient hunting ground and trading path.
On this West Virginia Morning, crocheters started making “temperature blankets” as a way to document daily life, but the tradition of telling a story through textiles goes way back. For Inside Appalachia, folkways reporter Wendy Welch looks at how this ancient tradition is being carried on.
On this West Virginia Morning, a look at the challenges of reentry into society after a prison sentence, as well as the country’s current political situation.
A species of bamboo native to Appalachia was nearly wiped out, but volunteers in southwestern Virginia are trying to restore the plant.
On this West Virginia Morning, President Joe Biden stepped away from his bid for a second term on Sunday and has now endorsed his vice president and running mate Kamala Harris. Briana Heaney spoke with West Virginia voters about how this decision affects what they will decide to do in November.
On this West Virginia Morning, electricity prices in West Virginia have increased faster than the rate of inflation. A recent report concluded that the state’s heavy reliance on coal is the reason. Curtis Tate spoke with the report’s author, Brendan Pierpont, director of electricity modeling for Energy Innovation Policy and Technology.
On this West Virginia Morning, chicken and dumplings are an Appalachian tradition, but different kinds of dumplings from all over the world have made their way here, including the pierogi from eastern Europe. For Inside Appalachia, Folkways Reporter Will Warren went to a weekly pierogi making session in Wheeling and has this story.
On this West Virginia Morning, in Wednesday’s show, News Director Eric Douglas spoke with Teresa Morris, the program director for the West Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, about cognitive decline in older adults. In part two of this conversation, we discuss more signs to look for.
On this West Virginia Morning, as summer kicks into full swing and people head outside, exposure to ticks increases. Appalachia Health News Reporter Emily Rice spoke with West Virginia state entomologist Eric Dotseth who urges vigilance against tick bites that could cause major health issues.
On this West Virginia Morning, the AIDS epidemic beginning in the 1980s took hundreds of thousands of lives across the country, and even more around the world. A new theater production at this year’s Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) in Shepherdstown highlights how the disease impacted the lives of Black Americans in particular.
On this West Virginia Morning, from allergies to introducing solids, the first few years of a child’s life have a surprising number of decisions for parents to make. In our latest entry of “Now What? A Series on Parenting,” Chris Schulz talks with Isabela Negrin, an assistant professor of pediatrics at WVU Medicine, about the ins and outs of early childhood nutrition.
On this West Virginia Morning, we learn about using common roadside plants to make natural dyes for fabrics. Also, folk hero and storytelling master Steve Poltz has our Mountain Stage Song of the Week.
On this West Virginia Morning, every summer, fireflies emerge for a few weeks — sending love signals in the dark. Those fireflies — including synchronous ones — are the stars of a festival at a farm in Forest County, Pennsylvania. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, that farm draws both firefly fans — and researchers — looking to learn more about lightning bugs.
On this West Virginia Morning, imagine packing all the highlights of things to do in West Virginia into one fun-filled trip. That’s what the inaugural Governor’s School for Tourism did recently for several dozen high school students. But as Maria Young reports, there are some high hopes riding on the career choices these students will make in the years ahead.
On this West Virginia Morning, John Michael Cummings is an author in Harpers Ferry. He’s published three novels, two novellas and many short stories. Cummings recently spoke with Bill Lynch about writing and his latest collection of short stories, The Spirit in My Shoes, available from Cornerstone Press.
On this West Virginia Morning, the Eastern Panhandle saw major military activity in the Civil War. But, driving through the region today, you wouldn’t know some of these historic sites exist. Also, in this show, one group in Morgantown has found a way to read and socialize in silence.
On this West Virginia Morning, cases of seniors being scammed by strangers, or even victimized by loved ones and caretakers, are common in West Virginia and the country at large. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia William Ihlenfeld prosecutes these crimes far too often. He spoke with Chris Schulz to raise awareness of these crimes and how to avoid them.
On this West Virginia Morning, writer Jonathan Corcoran grew up in Elkins. While in college, his mother discovered he was gay. She disowned him and told him to never come back to West Virginia. She died in 2020. They never reconciled. Corcoran, a writing professor at New York University, has written a book, No Son of Mine, which explores grief and his relationship with his mother.
On this West Virginia Morning, roughly 20,000 people traveled to Braxton County for an annual Bigfoot Festival hosted in the small town of Sutton. One of them was Reporter Briana Heaney, who spoke to festival goers about the annual celebration of cryptids.
On this West Virginia Morning, Ohio poet laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour has a new collection of poems titled Dirt Songs. In it, she recalls her small-town upbringing in the ‘70s and ‘80s. But also thinks of the people who owned the land where she lives. Bill Lynch spoke with Gunter-Seymour about her new book and what she sees as good in Appalachia.
On this West Virginia Morning, there’s a deadline looming for business owners across the state. Tens of thousands of them still haven’t filed their annual reports as required by state law. Assistant News Director Maria Young sat down with Secretary of State Mac Warner – who’s hoping all of them get the job done by midnight Sunday night – just, not all at once.
On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia students are struggling to achieve proficiency in basic academic skills like reading and math, according to national test scores in recent years. One possible contributing factor: chronic absenteeism. But as Chris Schulz reports, a new law hopes to address the issue this fall.
