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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Government WVPB Staff, Apr. 09, 2025

A New Emergency Shelter In Huntington, Understanding The DEI Bill And Egg Alternatives, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, what a DEI bill advancing through the legislature potentially means for the state, Huntington announces a new emergency shelter and a look at egg alternatives.

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Health & Science Chris Schulz, Jan. 31, 2025

Grassroots Community Efforts Step Up To Mitigate Dangerous Cold For Homeless

West Virginia is coming out of a deep freeze, but winter is far from over and cold weather and the potential for more snow lingers. Across the state, resources for those who find themselves outside or without heat are limited, but grassroots efforts are e...

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Government Chris Schulz, Sep. 03, 2024

Update: Morgantown City Council Approves Camping Ban

Morgantown’s City Council is poised to pass a camping ban aimed at addressing homelessness in the city tonight, Sept. 3.

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Government Chris Schulz, May. 20, 2024

New Shelter Funding System A Boon For Some, Problem For Others

13 West Virginia shelters applied for state funding this year, but ultimately 11 shelters were awarded funds.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, May. 20, 2024

Funding Emergency Shelters And National Pro Road Championships Comes To Charleston, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia’s mechanism for funding emergency shelters shifted earlier this year to an application-based system. As Chris Schulz reports, that change has proved a boon for some – and a problem for others.

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