How Ferns Helped An Appalachian Author Learn How To Live
A book by a Chinese-Appalachian author explores the concept of identity and how we are shaped by the people and places around us. Little S...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn Pineville, West Virginia, a town of 500, residents filled up the front rows of the county courtroom recently. They came to hear the latest legal update on a battle some have been fighting for generations - securing clean water. Bobby Lee Keen and his wife Patsy attended the hearing. “How come they have people living like they're in a third world country in the United States of America?” asked Bobby Keen.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAround sundown, residents said you used to hear a roar of frogs. Now it's silent. They said they have broken out in rashes and had medical symptoms they had never experienced before like frequent headaches and stomach aches.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState regulators have cited and fined the operator of a West Virginia coal mine in the death of a shuttle car operator.Pinnacle Mining Co. was penalized…
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