Fourth Annual Women Warriors Summit To Feature High Profile Speakers
The fourth annual Women Warriors Summit will take place at the Marshall Health Network Arena in Huntington on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.
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Olympic Hockey Player, Gold Medalist Returns To Appalachian Hometown
Gwyneth Philips is an ice hockey goalie for the Ottawa Charge in Canada. Philips, who grew up in Athens, Ohio, played on the U.S. Women's National Team during the 2026 Winter Olympics, where the team won gold. Inside Appalachia Associate Producer Abby Neff spoke with Philips.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoal's Cost On Energy Prices, Inside Appalachia
This week, coal power can be expensive. Utilities run coal-fired power plants harder in the winter and summer when demand is high. Also, two films made in West Virginia shot to the top of Netflix’s streaming charts. The state wants to encourage even more movies to be made in West Virginia by helping keep production costs down. And, an Eastern Kentucky pharmacist serves vegan food for the holidays.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAn Ohio Photographer Spent 15 Years With One Family. She Says Her Project Never Ended
Fifteen years ago, when Maddie McGarvey was a sophomore at Ohio University, she took on a project to document grandparents raising their grandchildren. That led her to meet 3-year-old Paige Casto and her family. She’s been photographing them ever since. Inside Appalachia Associate Producer Abby Neff spoke with McGarvey.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCensus: Most Of State's Largest Cities Shrank From 2022 To 2023
Of the state’s 15 largest cities, only Morgantown and Bridgeport gained population from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023, according to new U.S. Census data.
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Searching For The Pawpaw’s Indigenous Roots
The pawpaw was important enough to the Shawnee people’s way of life that they even named a phase of the moon after it. Pawpaws were also important to the Choctaw nation. Hear how members of the Choctaw and Shawnee nations are reconnecting to their roots — and tracing their family’s stories back to Appalachia, and to pawpaws.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLive Show News: Darrell Scott, Joan Shelley and More Updates
Mountain Stage is adding guest artists to their array of live shows already on the calendar.There are currently six shows on sale for audiences to be a…
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