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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Education WVPB Staff, Aug. 26, 2026

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library In W.Va., This West Virginia Morning

Singer, actress and icon Dolly Parton visited West Virginia in 2022 to celebrate the state’s full participation in her Imagination Library, an early childhood literacy program she started in honor of her father in 1995. Dolly Parton died Tuesday after a brief illness. We listen back to an interview she did with then WVPB Executive Producer Suzanne Higgins.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Apr. 14, 2026

Saving Rural Hospitals, This West Virginia Morning

America’s rural hospitals are closing at an alarming pace. That’s become a concern in many parts of West Virginia. We look at nearby Tennessee, which has the highest hospital closure rate in the nation – but also some shining examples of hope. WPLN’s Health Reporter Catherine Sweeney takes us to Linden – a Tennessee town where the shuttered hospital there has recently reopened.

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Arts & Culture Eric Douglas, Dec. 05, 2025

W.Va. Network Journalist Ed Rabel Has Died

Ed Rabel’s attorney Timothy Koontz confirmed Rabel died on Dec. 3. He was 86 years old.

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Government Eric Douglas +, Aug. 26, 2025

Justice, Former Speaker Tim Armstead Dies At 60

Former Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates and former Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court of Appeals, Tim Armstead, died Tuesday following a brief hospitalization. He was 60.

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Government Jack Walker, Jun. 11, 2025

Former House Minority Leader Doug Skaff Dies At 48

Former House Minority Leader Doug Skaff has died, according to a social media post from Gov. Patrick Morrisey. Skaff was 48.

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Government Jack Walker, Jun. 04, 2025

Martinsburg Mourns Death Of Long-Time Mayor George Karos

Berkeley County residents are mourning the loss of a long-time civil servant who they described as a fixture of the community and a welcoming face in local government.

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