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.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Apr. 21, 2026

W.Va. Photographer Talks Photo That Brought Him International Recognition, This West Virginia Morning

A West Virginia photographer is representing Team USA in the 2026 World Photographic Cup in Iceland this week – and he’s there because of a photo he almost didn’t take. We hear from longtime photographer for the West Virginia Legislature and two-time winner of the Professional Photographers of West Virginia Photographer of the Year award, Perry Bennett.

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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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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Aug. 15, 2025

Writing About Nature And Birds And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a West Virginia writer turns her observations of nature into a collection of essays and our Song of the Week.

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Energy & Environment Jack Walker, Aug. 08, 2025

Minor Window Modifications Can Reduce Wild Bird Deaths, Biologist Says

Human activity has contributed to population decline among migratory bird species nationwide, but biologists suggest modifying windows can make human areas safer for wild birds.

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Energy & Environment Jack Walker, Apr. 25, 2025

Strong Winds Prove Fatal For Beloved Shepherdstown Eaglets, But Adults Rebuild Nest

Over the weekend, severe winds knocked an eagle nest out of a sycamore tree in Shepherdstown, killing the three eagle chicks that called it home. Both adult parents survived and returned to the nest site to rebuild.

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Government WVPB Staff, Mar. 12, 2025

W.Va. School Board Association Head Talks Legislation Aimed At Schools, Students

On this episode of The Legislature Today, News Director Eric Douglas talks with Jim Brown, the executive director of the West Virginia School Board Association. The group represents the school boards in all 55 counties in West Virginia. They discuss pending legislation that will affect school systems and students.

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