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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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, About 16 hours ago

PSC Staff Submit Further Evidence Against Need For MARL Transmission Line

A staff engineer testified that there is little evidence of the project’s benefit to West Virginians and the most likely outcome of the MARL project not being built is the energizing of fewer data centers in Virginia.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Sep. 08, 2026

Public Hearing On Data Center Power Rules Scheduled

A public hearing is planned after the West Virginia Legislature passed the Power Generation and Consumption Act (House Bill 2014) and asked the commission to propose rules for legislative approval outlining how the PSC would carry out new duties and responsibilities assigned to it under the law.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Sep. 03, 2026

Google To Source Solar Power For Planned Putnam Data Center

Eighty-six megawatts of renewable energy will be sourced from a Kanawha County solar project and delivered to Google's Putnam County data center via the energy grid.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Aug. 26, 2026

Community Orgs Voicing Support For Delay, Dismissal Of Transmission Power Line Application

Three organizations have submitted letters supporting a PSC staff report submitted Aug. 19 that recommends the application for the MARL transmission line be delayed or dismissed.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Aug. 21, 2026

Documentarian Ken Burns Joins Opposition Of Valley North Project

Ken Burns, known for his expansive documentaries on topics ranging from jazz music to baseball and most recently the American Revolution, expressed his love for Jefferson County and the Shenandoah Valley, calling the region the center of our shared national history.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Jul. 15, 2026

Restoring The Oldest Building On The Capitol Complex, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, renovation work is underway on the Holly Grove mansion, the oldest surviving residence on the state capitol complex after several decades of plans.

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