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 Chris Schulz, Mar. 14, 2026

An Income Tax Cut Bill, First Responder Safety And Parting Thoughts From Our Reporters, At The Legislature This Week

On The Legislature This Week, our legislative reporters discuss bills nearing the finish line and our student reporter talks to first responders about a new safety bill.

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Education Maria Young, Mar. 11, 2026

Lawmakers Weigh How To Help Truant Students

A bill under consideration would remove a tool that school attendance experts say is most effective in tough truancy cases.

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Government WVPB Staff, Jun. 06, 2025

Peer Accountability In Teen Court And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, teen court uses peer accountability to keep kids out of trouble, and our Song of the Week from Jeff Tweedy.

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Government Briana Heaney, Aug. 15, 2024

NAACP Sues State Agencies Over Failure To Report Collect Data On Imprisoned Juveniles

Currently West Virginia legally confines youth at a rate almost three times the national average. In 2015, when West Virginia had two times the national average of legally confined youths, the state passed a law aimed at juvenile justice reform.

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Education Chris Schulz, Feb. 08, 2024

Apprenticeship, Absenteeism Discussed In Education Committees

A bill in the House of Delegates is working to give those trade workers academic credit, while a Senate bill is trying to get to the heart of the state’s student absences.

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WVPB News Ashton Marra, Jul. 22, 2015

State Funding for Local Truancy Officers Now Available

West Virginia’s 55 schools districts can now apply for state funding to help combat excessive absences in public schools. The West Virginia Department of…

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