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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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Jun. 09, 2025

Hardy County LGBTQ Group Represents W.Va. In WorldPride Parade

An LGBTQ advocacy group traveled from Hardy County to Washington, D.C. on Saturday to participate in this year's WorldPride parade.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Jun. 02, 2025

Shepherdstown's Inaugural LGBTQ Pride Parade Draws Hundreds

Hundreds gathered on Shepherdstown’s German Street to celebrate the start of Pride Month. Organizers said it was the town's first such Pride parade.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Apr. 04, 2025

Encore: The Climbing Climate And Paddle Making, Inside Appalachia

This week on Inside Appalachia, rock climbers with disabilities have found a home in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, which offers some pumpy crags. Climbers have also been working to make West Virginia's New River Gorge more inclusive. And a master craftsman, who makes one of a kind whitewater paddles remembers some advice.

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Education Chris Schulz, Apr. 03, 2025

Controversial Senate Education Bills Get Hearings In House Committee

Senate Bill 154 seeks to prohibit public schools from providing instruction related to sexual orientation or gender identity, while Senate Bill 474 is Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s bill to end DEI initiatives in state government.

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Government Chris Schulz, Mar. 24, 2025

Senate Attempts To Bar Cities From Making Local Anti-Discrimination Laws

Senate Bill 579 would prohibit municipalities from establishing ordinances to protect groups of people that aren’t already protected in state statute. Protected classes in state code include race, religion and national origin but not sexual orientation.

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Government WVPB Staff, Mar. 06, 2025

Senators Discuss Opioid Treatment Program Legislation

On this episode of The Legislature Today, legislation to outlaw opioid treatment programs that distribute methadone without offering integrated care in West Virginia, Senate Bill 204, is making its way through the West Virginia Legislature. Emily Rice brings us this story. Also, Assistant News Director Maria Young talks with Sens. Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, and Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell, about the bill.

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