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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Health & Science Hannah Heiskell, Jul. 07, 2025

W.Va. Counties Set The Rules For Opioid Funds — With No One Watching

An investigation conducted by journalism students at West Virginia University’s Reed School of Media shows the oversight and accountability built into local spending of opioid settlement funds can be markedly inconsistent from county to county.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Jul. 02, 2025

Summer Fun Planned For Charleston Sternwheel Regatta This Weekend

An annual summertime staple for West Virginia, the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta will return to Kanawha County this weekend with events running from Thursday, July 3 to Sunday, July 6.

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Health & Science Curtis Tate, May. 13, 2025

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Cuts To Black Lung Screening Program

U.S. District Judge Irene Berger issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday against the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Health & Science Curtis Tate, May. 08, 2025

Capito Says HHS Gave 'Insufficient Answer' On Black Lung Program

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defended its staff cuts to a coal miner health monitoring program in federal court on Wednesday.

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Health & Science Curtis Tate, May. 05, 2025

U.S. Asks Federal Court To Dismiss Lawsuit By Coal Miner Over Black Lung

Harry Wiles applied for what’s called a Part 90 transfer, allowing him to continue to work in the mine but with less exposure to toxic dust.

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Economy Jack Walker, Apr. 23, 2025

FEMA Denies 7 Counties Individual Aid For Destructive February Flooding

The governor announced Tuesday night that FEMA denied his request for individual disaster aid to residents of Boone, Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Lincoln, Monroe and Summers counties affected by February's severe flooding.

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