Encore: 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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Economy Trey Kay +, Sep. 10, 2026

Us & Them: Stay Or Go — Part 1: The Stayers

They love West Virginia. They want to make their future here, but jobs, housing and opportunity can make that choice harder than it sounds. In the first of two Us & Them episodes, Trey Kay talks with young West Virginians trying to decide whether they can put down their own roots in a place they call home.

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Economy WVPB Staff, Sep. 10, 2026

'Us & Them' Explores The Challenge To Stay Or Go, This West Virginia Morning

Economic growth in West Virginia ranks close to the bottom in national rankings. It’s not just losing jobs, it’s also losing young people. In the first of two new Us & Them episodes, host Trey Kay talks with several young adults from the Mountain State asking whether they will stay put or find their future elsewhere.

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Education Chris Schulz, Sep. 09, 2026

Mercer County English Teacher Named Teacher of the Year As Educational Award Expands Scope

Previously limited to teacher and school service personnel of the year, this year’s expanded event includes the school counselor, principal and business partner of the year recognitions.

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Health & Science Maria Young, Sep. 09, 2026

School-Based Healthcare Expands For Medicaid-Eligible Students In W.Va.

The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), in partnership with the Department of Education, announced Wednesday they are expanding Medicaid school-based health services.

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Government WVPB Staff, Sep. 09, 2026

National Report Highlights Use Of Opioid Settlement Funds For Police Surveillance, This West Virginia Morning

As one of the hardest hit states in the country's opioid crisis, communities across West Virginia have started spending their portion of the roughly $1 billion in settlements from pharmaceutical companies and distributors. Schuyler Mitchell, assistant news director at nonprofit newsroom Mother Jones, reported last month on the use of the funds to purchase automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, from companies like Flock. She spoke to Chris Schulz about her findings.

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Education Chris Schulz, Sep. 08, 2026

Pack Responds To Lawsuit Over Hope Scholarship Expansion

The suit alleges the expansion is inconsistent with the state Constitution's guarantee of a thorough and efficient system of free schools and could lead to the closure of their local elementary school.

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