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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Energy & Environment WVPB Staff, Aug. 31, 2026

Unchecked Data Center Noise Pollution, This West Virginia Morning

Noise pollution has reached dangerous levels for residents living near the Memphis-Mississippi border. That’s the home of Elon Musk’s X-AI data center campus that runs Grok, the AI chatbot for the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter. For the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, WPLN’s Caroline Eggers reports on what’s becoming an emerging model of data center – and unchecked noise pollution.

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Government Eric Douglas, Jul. 20, 2026

Morrisey Appoints New DoHS Secretary

Carl Ayers served as principal deputy commissioner of the Virginia Department of Social Services and was Virginia's deputy commissioner of Human Services, overseeing child welfare, Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, childcare, and other major public assistance programs prior to that.

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Health & Science Chris Schulz, Jun. 23, 2026

Federal Judge Blocks W.Va. Ban On SNAP Soda Purchases

West Virginia's SNAP soda ban, in effect since Jan. 1, was blocked Monday by a federal court order.

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Government Bill Lynch, Mar. 14, 2026

SNAP Waivers, Coal Power Down And Online Gambling,This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, a group sues over SNAP waivers, the coal forecast for next year is gloomy, and we learn how online gambling is affecting college students.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Mar. 13, 2026

A Look At New Novel ‘The Secret Astronomers’ Set In Pocahontas County, This West Virginia Morning

A new young adult novel titled "The Secret Astronomers" captures a slice of life in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. This debut novel by author Jessica Walter tells the story of a friendship between two high school students as they unravel a decades-old mystery. Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams spoke with Walker before the book was released a few months ago.

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Health & Science Eric Douglas, Mar. 12, 2026

National Group Sues To Stop SNAP Waivers

A national group has sued the Trump administration over Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food waivers like the one granted to West Virginia.

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