Throughout the day O’Brien and WVU Associate Professor and Band Director Chris Haddox hosted multiple workshops on songwriting and traditional bluegrass playing ahead of a sold-out concert at West Virginia University’s Creative Art Center later that evening.
About 100 Days in Appalachia
As Federal Immigration Agents Descended on Minneapolis, Residents Deployed Mutual Aid to Protect Their Neighbors
In the absence of state or local government support, residents have built on preexisting structures and created new ways to protect each other.
In the absence of state or local government support, residents have built on preexisting structures and created new ways to protect each other.
More ICE Detainees Ordered Released by West Virginia Judges: ‘A Threat to Anyone’s Constitutional Rights Is a Threat to Us All’
U.S. District Judge Thomas Johnston ordered one immigrant released, as did U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers. U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin ordered two more immigrants freed.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Johnston ordered one immigrant released, as did U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers. U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin ordered two more immigrants freed.
In Virginia, People in Prison Are Still Working for Pennies
Muwahhid is among thousands of incarcerated people working at prisons in most U.S. states
Muwahhid is among thousands of incarcerated people working at prisons in most U.S. states
Are Data Centers the Next Frontier of Extraction in West Virginia?
Mingo County, West Virginia, was once thriving, but the coal industry’s decline left it one of the poorest counties in the US.
Mingo County, West Virginia, was once thriving, but the coal industry’s decline left it one of the poorest counties in the US.
Five Years After It Became a National Park, There’s a Growing Divide in West Virginia’s New River Gorge
In an area with no public transportation, SALS housing advocates pointed to the tightly-packed downtown Fayetteville, a walkable area from nearby houses with visibly thriving businesses.
In an area with no public transportation, SALS housing advocates pointed to the tightly-packed downtown Fayetteville, a walkable area from nearby houses with visibly thriving businesses.
Children Sue EQT Over Illness, Distress They Say Are Linked to Company’s WV Operations
Four children who lived near the heart of EQT’s fracking operation in northern West Virginia are suing the Pittsburgh-based natural gas giant in federal court.
Four children who lived near the heart of EQT’s fracking operation in northern West Virginia are suing the Pittsburgh-based natural gas giant in federal court.
‘We Know What It’s Like to Be Exploited’: Tucker County, W. Va., Grapples with Future-Defining AI-Infrastructure Proposal
For many here, this proposal is more of the same — the latest iteration of the region’s long extraction history.
For many here, this proposal is more of the same — the latest iteration of the region’s long extraction history.
West Virginia Opioid Settlement Funds Are Supposed to Reverse Years of Crisis. In Several Counties, They’re Being Used to Pay Regional Jail Bills.
“They was 10 years too late on the opioid problem. We was crying and screaming in the early 2000s, ‘Help. Gosh, help.’ Nobody would listen,” Ellison said. “Nobody would listen.”
“They was 10 years too late on the opioid problem. We was crying and screaming in the early 2000s, ‘Help. Gosh, help.’ Nobody would listen,” Ellison said. “Nobody would listen.”
North Carolina County Wanted New Court to Stem Its Opioid Crisis. Then Came Trump’s Cuts.
The planned court is a collaboration between a local nonprofit called Project Lazarus, the chief judge, the district attorney and a group of defense attorneys.
The planned court is a collaboration between a local nonprofit called Project Lazarus, the chief judge, the district attorney and a group of defense attorneys.
In Push to ‘Make Appalachia Healthy Again,’ Some Big Barriers to Health Go Ignored
Rogombé stresses the need to focus on “the structure of poverty and the ways that it impacts not only your day-to-day and your physical life but the psychology of your life.”
Rogombé stresses the need to focus on “the structure of poverty and the ways that it impacts not only your day-to-day and your physical life but the psychology of your life.”
Big Tech Comes to Tucker County, WV
Moe, a retired schoolteacher in the county, noticed that the company’s permit application was heavily redacted.
Moe, a retired schoolteacher in the county, noticed that the company’s permit application was heavily redacted.
‘Hell or High Water’: Southern W.Va. Three Weeks After the Flood
This latest flood follows similarly destructive bouts of flooding in the region in 2016, 2002, 2001 and 1977.
This latest flood follows similarly destructive bouts of flooding in the region in 2016, 2002, 2001 and 1977.
In North Carolina, Helene’s Destruction Underscores the Value of Homegrown Rural Health Care
Hurricane Helene wrought historic devastation when it hit western North Carolina last September.
Hurricane Helene wrought historic devastation when it hit western North Carolina last September.
Reclaiming and Revitalizing Resources in West Virginia’s Southern Coalfields
Modeling our ministry on the life of Jesus means meeting folks’ needs and in rehumanizing people, marginalized people.
Modeling our ministry on the life of Jesus means meeting folks’ needs and in rehumanizing people, marginalized people.
In West Virginia’s Southern Coalfields, a Grassroots ‘Jubilee’
Founded by Davis and co-directed with his colleague Rev. Caitlin Ware — likewise a West Virginia native and a recent graduate of Duke University’s divinity school — From Below is attempting to turn things around in McDowell.
Founded by Davis and co-directed with his colleague Rev. Caitlin Ware — likewise a West Virginia native and a recent graduate of Duke University’s divinity school — From Below is attempting to turn things around in McDowell.