The Old Louisville Demon Leaper’s Mischief In One Of America’s Largest Victorian Neighborhoods
In the late 1800s, tales of a creature that bounds between rooftops emerged in Old Louisville — The Demon Leaper.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News
American Lung Association
Dungeon Fest And Kentucky's Grand March, Inside Appalachia
This week, Appalachian Dungeon Fest spotlights the fantastical music of dungeon synth. Also, every year, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival stages a formal dance. Organizers rely on a manual that’s been passed down for generations. And, small dairy farms are closing across the country. Central Appalachia has been hit hard
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 NewsStudent Leaders Ask Legislators To Fund Anti-Tobacco Programs
This year's annual Tobacco Free Day at the legislature featured high school students from across the state dressed in ponchos and carrying umbrellas to advocate use of the Rainy Day fund for smoking cessation programs.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRecent Stories
Tax Cuts, A Bible Discussion And Smoking Grades, This West Virginia Week
This week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey talks tax cuts, the state Senate discusses adding Bibles to certain classrooms, and the American Lung Association released its annual report card on states’ efforts to reduce smoking.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Receives Failing Grades In Tobacco Use Prevention
The American Lung Association released its annual report giving West Virginia Ds and Fs. News Director Eric Douglas spoke with Elizabeth Hensil, the director of Advocacy at the American Lung Association, to better understand what the grades mean.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMore West Virginia News
WVPB Special Series
From workforce challenges to the opioid epidemic to the economy and education, click here to browse our special series from over the years.
Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture stories
Economy
Economy stories
Education
PreK-12 and Higher Education stories
Energy & Environment
Energy & Environment stories
Government
Government stories
Health & Science
Health & Science stories and home of Appalachia Health News.
WVPB News
Read about job postings, upcoming documentaries, events, and more from WVPB.
