Red Onion Prison, NIOSH And The Mountain Laurel Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, officials are scrutinizing a supermax prison in Wise County, Virginia, after inmate complaints and a visit by a state lawmaker. Also, laid-off federal worker warns the Trump administration’s mass firings could make a big difference for coal miners. And, every year, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival stages a formal dance. Organizers rely on a manual that’s been passed down for generations.

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Education Chris Schulz, Mar. 11, 2025

Student Behavior, Phone, Tobacco, Focus Of House Subcommittee

The House of Delegates Public Education Subcommittee started the week looking at two ways to help students focus and behave, as well as bills to change accountability for state school entities.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Feb. 03, 2025

Discussing Health Implications From W.Va.’s Nicotine Problem

On Wednesday, the American Lung Association released its annual “State of Tobacco Control” report and West Virginia again earned failing grades. ...

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Feb. 03, 2025

State Scores Low On Smoking Cessation And Researching The East Palestine Derailment, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia's tobacco use and prevention efforts again earned failing grades on an assessment from the American Lung Association, and researchers look at the effects of the East Palestine derailment.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Jan. 21, 2025

Advocates Call For Tobacco Prevention Funding Under New Administration

Advocates are hopeful that Governor Patrick Morrisey will include funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs in his upcoming budget proposal.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Nov. 30, 2024

Experts Say W.Va. Must Spend More On Tobacco Prevention

West Virginia invests less than one percent of its earnings from tobacco settlement money in prevention and cessation programs yet a new report shows lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in West Virginia.

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Government WVPB Staff, Oct. 23, 2024

Election Coverage From Students And Regional Tobacco Production Declines, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Marshall University’s campus TV studio will be the election day hub for a nationwide broadcasting network of collegiate perspectives, and the tobacco industry in Kentucky - where there were once well over 100,000 farms growing the crop - now has just under a thousand.

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