Encore: The Grand March And A Year After A Denied Abortion, Inside Appalachia

This week, for nearly a century, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival has staged a formal dance. Organizers rely on a manual that’s been passed down for generations. Also, abortion is illegal in most cases in Tennessee. So what happens after a birth? A photographer followed one mother for a year. And, new prisons are touted as a way to bring jobs to former coal communities. Not everybody agrees the trade-off is worth it.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Sep. 26, 2025

WVSU Celebrates Two Milestones And Save A Life Day Goes National, This West Virginia Morning

A double milestone for West Virginia State University and what began as a local effort to prevent fatal overdoses is now in all 50 states.

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Government WVPB Staff, Sep. 25, 2025

Reflecting On America’s Founding And School Vaccine Lawsuit Updates, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, three top historians revisit America’s origin story, and the latest court filings in the state’s school vaccine lawsuit are zeroing in on a linchpin legal question.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Sep. 24, 2025

Save A Life Day Expands And Bottling The Taste Of Pawpaws, This West Virginia Morning

Save A Life Day will hold events across West Virginia and in all 50 states to prevent fatal overdoses. And, the pawpaw is the latest soft drink flavor to hit store shelves.

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Government WVPB Staff, Sep. 23, 2025

Energy Jobs Rising And Lessons From A Child Welfare Tour, This West Virginia Morning

West Virginia is a top 10 state in the growth of energy jobs. And, those in charge of the state's child welfare system say they learned some important lessons this summer.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Sep. 22, 2025

A Rural Singing Tradition Takes Shape And How Climate Change Affects Weather, This West Virginia Morning

An age old tradition of using shapes instead of notes helps untrained singers harmonize. And as the fall season kicks off, a look at weather extremes -- and if climate change is playing a role.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Sep. 19, 2025

Renovating ‘Negative’ Images Of History And Using Mussels For Pollution Cleanup, This West Virginia Morning

Not everyone approves of the efforts to present only positive images of America's past. And, biologists are using a rare method to clean up a tributary of the Monongahela River.

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