W.Va. Photographer Joins Team USA For International Competition
A Charleston-based photographer is in Iceland this week taking part in the 2026 World Photographic Cup international photography competition.
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An Ohio Photographer Spent 15 Years With One Family. She Says Her Project Never Ended
Fifteen years ago, when Maddie McGarvey was a sophomore at Ohio University, she took on a project to document grandparents raising their grandchildren. That led her to meet 3-year-old Paige Casto and her family. She’s been photographing them ever since. Inside Appalachia Associate Producer Abby Neff spoke with McGarvey.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDon Martin And Maddie McGarvey, Inside Appalachia
This week, a new book for young adults "Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire" mixes historical fact with spooky Appalachian folklore. Also, over 15 years, a photojournalist documented an Ohio family. Now, she’s a part of their lives. And, an experimental guitarist records an album intended as a call to arms.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSome In East Palestine Still Waiting On Train Derailment Settlement Checks, This West Virginia Morning
Three years after the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, some of those who joined a successful $600 million class action lawsuit have been paid. But some have not. Also, Gov. Patrick Morrisey pushes for his tax cut and the House of Delegates debates elections and employment bills.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCrisis Response Teams And Essays On Nature, Inside Appalachia
This week, too often, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder wind up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, changes to the Endangered Species Act could benefit big business. They could also kill animals like the eastern hellbender. And, in troubled times, a West Virginia writer says to find peace in nature.
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Bridge Day Is On And The Kitchen Table Tour, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, despite a government shutdown and the closure of national parks across the country, parks in West Virginia are staying open – for now. Also, a new book looks at the last public hanging in America. And, they’re out ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFirstEnergy Converts Berkeley County Coal Ash Landfill Into Solar Site
FirstEnergy completed construction on its third utility-scale solar site in the state, capable of supplying up to 5.75 megawatts of energy to local consumers.
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