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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Government Maria Young, Mar. 16, 2026

Beckstrom Posthumously Awarded W.Va. Distinguished Service Medal

Army Special Sarah Beckstrom of West Virginia was posthumously awarded the state's Distinguished Service Medal.

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Government WVPB Staff, Mar. 16, 2026

Reporters Recap Final Hours Of The 2026 Legislative Session, This West Virginia Morning

The 2026 state Legislative session stretched all the way to midnight Saturday night. WVPB reporters Randy Yohe, Chris Schulz and Maria Young were in the rotunda as the session concluded and brings us this recap.

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Government Eric Douglas, Dec. 19, 2025

Purple Hearts Requested For Ambushed National Guard Members

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Friday that the state has requested the posthumous award of the Purple Heart for U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and the same honor for Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe.

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Government Chris Schulz, Dec. 18, 2025

Federal Appeals Court Allows National Guard Deployment In DC To Continue

The deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. - including approximately 170 West Virginia Guard members - can continue pending appeal.

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Government Eric Douglas, Dec. 11, 2025

Injured W.Va. National Guard Member Continues To Improve

Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, who was critically injured in an ambush in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 26, continues to improve in the hospital.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Dec. 11, 2025

Latest ‘Us & Them’ Reflects On 2025, This West Virginia Morning

Federal funding for arts and culture has been curtailed. Trey Kay looks at the reasons in the latest Us & Them. Also, the state board of education has approved another round of school closures and consolidations, the state Legislature is expected to take up several bills in the coming session to address foster care and children who are homeless, and U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest Tuesday at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton.

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