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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Government WVPB Staff, Jun. 21, 2025

Flood Recovery Efforts And Protesting Possible Medicaid Cuts, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we have the latest on devastating floods to hit two counties in the northern part of the state. We’ll also talk about West Virginians' efforts to halt Medicaid cuts. And, we learn about reviving black coal camps in McDowell County — through farming.

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Arts & Culture Tiara Brown, Jun. 19, 2025

Farmer Grows Workforce Training Program In Former Coal Camp

In the early 20th century, the coal industry was booming in Appalachia. That made the region a destination for Black migrants from the Deep South, who were moving northward in search of new jobs. Black communities thrived in Appalachia during the boom. But as coal employment declined, Black coal camps began to dwindle. Now, a West Virginia man is reviving one of those coal camps — through farming. Tiara Brown reports with support from Black By God, the West Virginian.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Jun. 19, 2025

Reviving Black Coal Camps And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, we look at efforts to revitalize a former Black coal camp, plus hear from award-winning singer and songwriter Carrie Newcomer for our Song of the Week.

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Economy Jack Walker, May. 27, 2025

$2.5 Million In Grants Slated For Sewer, Water Upgrades In 3 W.Va. Counties

Three water and sewer projects in West Virginia will receive significant funding from the federal government, the governor announced during a Tuesday press release.

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