Mental Health Crisis Response And Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia

This week, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder often end up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, one year after the Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service, people who live directly in the pipeline’s path have received compensation. But not everyone. And, the Sacred Harp songbook gets an update for the first time since the early 1990s.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Jul. 02, 2025

Summer Fun Planned For Charleston Sternwheel Regatta This Weekend

An annual summertime staple for West Virginia, the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta will return to Kanawha County this weekend with events running from Thursday, July 3 to Sunday, July 6.

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Government Randy Yohe, Jun. 17, 2025

Medicaid Rally Protests Proposed Budget Cuts

Set up across the street from the federally funded Cabin Creek Health Care Center, advocates, clients and healthcare providers spoke out against the federal budget bill that – if passed in its current form – would cut $700 billion in Medicaid funding.

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Government Chris Schulz +, Jun. 14, 2025

‘No Kings’ Events Crisscross W.Va.

The national movement, which helped organize more than 2000 demonstrations nationwide, was named in response to what organizers call authoritarian overreach by President Donal Trump’s administration.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Jun. 13, 2025

Saving A Black Coal Camp And Affrilachian Poets, Inside Appalachia

This week, Inside Appalachia, a West Virginia man is reviving a Black coal camp through farming. Also, the legacy of Affrilachian poet Norman Jordan includes a summer camp for teens to study their heritage. And, the Reverend George Mills Dickerson of Tazewell, Virginia, was born in the years after slavery ended. He’s remembered during Juneteenth through his poetry.

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Government Chris Schulz, May. 30, 2025

Pause On Youth Jobs Program Will Affect Charleston Center

The latest federal cuts will close a national job program for disadvantaged youth. The Department of Labor announced Thursday a phased pause in operations at contractor-operated Job Corps centers nationwide, including the Charleston Job Corps Center. ...

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Arts & Culture Eric Douglas, May. 22, 2025

Vandalia Gathering Launches Unofficial Start Of Summer

The Vandalia Gathering has been going on for nearly 50 years with a mixture of music, arts, storytelling and dance. People come from all over the region to enjoy the entertainment on the state capitol grounds. Admission is free.

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