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 WVPB Staff, Mar. 24, 2026

KY Poet Laureate Talks ‘Goat-Footed Gods,’ This West Virginia Morning

Kathleen Driskell is Kentucky’s current poet laureate. Driskell has authored six poetry collections, and her work has appeared in The New Yorker and Rattle, among others. Her most recent is Goat-Footed Gods. Inside Appalachia producer Bill Lynch spoke with Driskell about living next to the dead and America’s most lethal cryptid.

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Health & Science Maria Young, Mar. 23, 2026

Avian Flu Case Confirmed In Kanawha County

A sixth case of avian flu has been confirmed in West Virginia since the global outbreak began four years ago.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Mar. 19, 2026

How Avian Flu Is Wreaking Havoc In Nearby States, This West Virginia Morning

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture earlier this month issued an advisory to poultry owners about the rising number of avian flu cases in surrounding states. So far, it has infected only a small number of poultry farms in West Virginia. But in nearby Pittsburgh, the number of avian flu cases is high.

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Arts & Culture Zack Harold, Apr. 02, 2025

New Bill Could Bring Chickens To Backyards Statewide

The eye-popping cost of eggs has some people thinking about raising their own chickens. Zack Harold brings us the story of one woman who has spent the last decade trying to make that easier in West Virginia.

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Economy WVPB Staff, Mar. 14, 2025

Consumers Feel The Rising Cost Of Eggs And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a visit to a diner in Lancaster, PA gauges how people feel about rising egg costs, and our Song of the Week from Joy Clark.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Jan. 31, 2025

Poultry Events Suspended Across W.Va. As Cases Of Bird Flu Rise Nationally

As the bird flu outbreak continues to spread nationally, West Virginia’s Department of Agriculture has suspended all poultry exhibition and sale events as a precaution.

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