Coal Gets A Lifeline And WMUL Wins A Murrow, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, the coal industry gets a lifeline, the U.S. Secretary of Education comes to Cabell County, and WMUL wins a Murro...
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Encore: The Love Of Competition, Inside Appalachia
This week, one thing about Appalachians: we can get competitive. We’re proud of our local food. Love a good hunt. And enjoy competition with...
Decades-Old Musical Tradition Pays Tribute To Welsh Immigrants, This West Virginia Morning
In southern Ohio, there’s a musical tradition that goes back nearly 1,000 years and 4,000 miles. For Inside Appalachia, Folkways Reporter Ca...
MU Radio News Program Rakes In Prestigious Awards, This West Virginia Morning
News Director Eric Douglas sat down in a classroom studio with Marshall's Chuck Bailey, the student news director Emma Johnson, and the Dire...
Exploring Appalachian Lore, History Through Plants, This West Virginia Morning
A new book called "Appalachian Plants: In the Garden, In the Yard, and In the Wild" explores some of the history and lore of plants that hav...
Data Center Proposals In Neighboring Pennsylvania, This West Virginia Morning
Data center proposals are popping up in West Virginia – and in neighboring Pennsylvania, where one small community is juggling seven differe...
Efforts To Retain Name On Aircraft Carrier For W.Va. Cook, This West Virginia Morning
Many West Virginians may not remember the name Doris “Dorie” Miller, but he served on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at Pearl Ha...
West Virginia Hopes For Nuclear Investment And 9/11 Remembered
On this West Virginia Week, the state signs a memorandum of understanding about nuclear energy, the Public Service Commission disputes need...
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 j...
Remembering 9/11, 25 Years Later, This West Virginia Morning
Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, at 8:46 a.m., a hijacked plane hit one of the twin towers at the World Trade Center in New York Ci...
Us & Them: Stay Or Go — Part 1: The Stayers
They love West Virginia. They want to make their future here, but jobs, housing and opportunity can make that choice harder than it sounds....
‘Us & Them’ Explores The Challenge To Stay Or Go, This West Virginia Morning
Economic growth in West Virginia ranks close to the bottom in national rankings. It’s not just losing jobs, it’s also losing young people. I...
National Report Highlights Use Of Opioid Settlement Funds For Police Surveillance, This West Virginia Morning
As one of the hardest hit states in the country's opioid crisis, communities across West Virginia have started spending their portion of the...
A Look At Whether Big Tech Is a Good Neighbor, This West Virginia Morning
The mayor of Gallatin, Tennessee, says a Meta hyperscale data center is the city’s largest taxpayer, but residents still have concerns about...
A Second Data Center In Mason County And Kathy Mattea Remembers Dolly, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, a second data center is coming to Mason County, the Rural Health Transformation Program Funds are beginning to b...
Remembering Dolly Parton, Inside Appalachia
This week, we remember the one and only Dolly Parton. Dolly used her musical success to help others. She started the Imagination Library, a...
Singer, Mountain Stage Host Kathy Mattea Remembers Dolly Parton, This West Virginia Morning
We remember Dolly Parton, not just as a musician and celebrity, but as a voice for Appalachian humor, resilience and kindness. Inside Appala...
Understanding How Heat Affects The Body, This West Virginia Morning
NPR recently released a story showing that heat-related deaths in the United States have likely been undercounted. The Centers for Disease C...
Dealing With The Hottest Days, This West Virginia Morning
Every week, the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom’s Bill Burton and meteorologist Tawana Andrew break down what we know - and what we don't -...
What To Expect At A National Save A Life Day Booth, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, National Save A Life Day coordinator talks about what to expect if you stop by one of the dozens of booths pl...