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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Arts & Culture Maria Young, Sep. 04, 2026

53rd Charleston Distance Run Kicks Off Saturday

The 53rd annual Charleston Distance Run kicks off Saturday with more than 800 racers from 25 states, Puerto Rico and Canada.

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Health & Science Maria Young, Sep. 01, 2026

Health Right CEO Gets National Award For Charitable Healthcare Work

A West Virginia physician has been named the 2026 Patient Advocate of the Year for the work she does with a prominent free and charitable clinic.

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Health & Science Maria Young, Jun. 17, 2026

McDowell County Heir Sues To Keep Hospital Open

The heir to property donated for a community hospital in McDowell County is suing in hopes of keeping the hospital open.

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Health & Science Mason Adams, May. 20, 2026

Appalachian Virginia County Wrestles With Childhood Cancer Cases

A cancer diagnosis can be devastating. And tragic when it happens to a child. But when multiple childhood cancer cases appear in a community, folks start asking questions. That’s what’s happening in Scott County, Virginia. Scott County has seen a dramatic rise in childhood cancer diagnoses. Marina Waters is a reporter who’s been covering the issue.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Mar. 12, 2026

How Hospital Closures Are Affecting Rural Communities, This West Virginia Morning

In rural communities across America, there are people traveling many miles from home to deliver babies. In the past five years, nearly 125 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies or announced that they will. That’s about two closings a month. On the next Us & Them, host Trey Kay hears from families facing that change, and how it’s affecting prospects for their rural cities and towns.

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Government Bill Lynch, Feb. 07, 2026

ICE Arrests, Voting And Winter Climbing, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, ICE arrests in West Virginia include 650 people, some lawmakers consider changing how residents vote, and rock climbers embrace the cold to scale a frozen waterfall.

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