Underground Railroad And Fly Around Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, before emancipation, Appalachia provided pathways to freedom for enslaved people trying to escape bondage. A new project identifies more than two dozen previously unknown underground railroad sites. Also, the Fly Around Music & Arts Festival in North Carolina was inspired by the hard work that followed Hurricane Helene. And, a ballad about floods recorded a generation ago still provides solace for people today.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, May. 22, 2026

Recovery After Hurricane Helene, Inside Appalachia

This week, Hurricane Helene devastated central Appalachia and disrupted the lives of people in recovery. Also, in West Virginia, fur trapping continues, even in the 21st century. And, baseball is America’s past-time. One league is making the game more inclusive.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, May. 14, 2026

Treating Addiction With Psychedelics, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, psychedelic drugs might find acceptance as a treatment potential for mental health conditions and drug addictions.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, May. 08, 2026

Riding With W.Va.'s Quick Response Teams, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, an intimate look at the work of the crisis teams responding to the opioid crisis.

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Health & Science Eric Douglas, Dec. 23, 2025

WVFF Distributes $18 Million In Opioid Settlement Money

Nearly $18 million in grants have been awarded by the West Virginia First Foundation as part of the Momentum Initiative Grant (MIG) program.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Jul. 04, 2025

Mental Health Crisis Response And Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia

This week, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder often end up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, one year after the Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service, people who live directly in the pipeline’s path have received compensation. But not everyone. And, the Sacred Harp songbook gets an update for the first time since the early 1990s.

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Health & Science Jack Walker, Jun. 30, 2025

With $8.7M Distributed, Inaugural Opioid Settlement Grant Distribution Halfway Done

At a board of directors meeting Monday, the West Virginia First Foundation provided updates on grant funding distribution to community groups that address addiction.

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