Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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Willie Carver Jr. And Marina Waters, Inside Appalachia
This week, in author Willie Carver, Jr.’s new book, he reconsiders a negative childhood experience with a neighborhood girl who might have just been looking for a friend. Also, a southwestern Virginia community rang the alarm after more and more of its children were diagnosed with cancer. A local journalist is trying to unravel the cause. And, the city of Asheville has a new crusading reporter. He’s a puppet.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Fares Well In Air Quality Study By Lung Association
The American Lung Association has released its 27th State of the Air report on air pollution Wednesday and awarded grades for metro areas across the country.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe State Gets Good Grades For Air Quality, This West Virginia Morning
The American Lung Association has released its 27th State of the Air report on air pollution and awarded grades for metro areas across the country. No one in West Virginia lives in a county with a failing grade. We talk with Kevin Stewart, director of Environmental Health for the American Lung Association, about the report and what it all means.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Connection Between Pollution And Lung Cancer, This West Virginia Morning
We’ve long known that smoking can cause lung cancer. But what about air pollution? As The Allegheny Front reports, a new Appalachian study finds a connection.
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A Conversation With ‘Verity Vox And The Curse Of Foxfire’ Author, This West Virginia Morning
"Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire" is a young adult novel set in Appalachia. Written by West Virginia native Don Martin, the book follows the story of a witch-in-training who uses her magic to help a forgotten mountain coal town. It was an instant New York Times bestseller after it was released last year. Inside Appalachia Producer Bill Lynch spoke with Martin about the book and his podcast "Head on Fire."
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRegulators Reaffirm Approval For Microgrid Generator, Data Center In Tucker County
Thursday’s decision came following a two-day hearing held in December at the DEP headquarters in Charleston where the citizen groups argued for the release of all redacted information in the site’s air quality permit application.
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