Underground Railroad And Fly Around Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, before emancipation, Appalachia provided pathways to freedom for enslaved people trying to escape bondage. A new project identifies more than two dozen previously unknown underground railroad sites. Also, the Fly Around Music & Arts Festival in North Carolina was inspired by the hard work that followed Hurricane Helene. And, a ballad about floods recorded a generation ago still provides solace for people today.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Jul. 06, 2026

Guard Deployed To Boone For Flood Clean Up

Boone County residents affected by flash flooding on June 24 are getting some help from the West Virginia National Guard.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Jun. 25, 2026

Federal Cuts To Medicaid Endanger Addiction Treatment, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, federal cuts and changes to state law focused on Medicaid programs could undermine West Virginia’s drug addiction and treatment system for 50,000 residents.

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Government Eric Douglas, Jun. 24, 2026

State Of Emergency Declared For 3 Southern W.Va. Counties

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has declared a State of Emergency for Boone, Logan, and Raleigh counties following severe storms, flash flooding, and landslides.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Feb. 16, 2026

Flood Warning Proposal Moves Forward Around Flood Anniversary

SENTRY, or the Smart Environmental Notification Threat Response System, is a proposal for a 36-month, $10 million pilot program aimed at improving flood prediction and response, being promoted by Gov. Patrick Morrisey.

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Health & Science Chris Schulz, Aug. 19, 2025

W.Va. Communities On Slow Path To Recovery Following Historic Flooding

In February, flooding swept through Central Appalachia, killing at least 27 people across Kentucky and West Virginia and necessitating water rescues in Virginia and Tennessee. Six months after the flood people in southern West Virginia are still on a slow path to recovery.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Aug. 18, 2025

Recovery From February Flood Still Slow In Southern Counties, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a region of West Virginia pummeled by February floods still struggles to recover, and the West Virginia National Guard deploys to D.C.

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