On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia is part of a so-called "abortion desert" but a clinic with ties to the Mountain State is opening just over the border. Also, more questions are being raised about the role of surface mines in flash floods after widespread damage in eastern Kanawha County.

On this West Virginia Morning, we continue our series “Help Wanted, Understanding West Virginia’s Labor Force,” as Randy Yohe talks with Scott Adkins, acting commissioner of Workforce West Virginia, about the agency’s job seeking services - and how well they are working.

On this West Virginia Morning, this year marks the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Most of us have an “I remember where I was” story from that day as many of us watched the planes crash into buildings, and the horror we felt. The world changed that day.

This week on Inside Appalachia, Rev. George Mills Dickerson of Tazewell, Virginia was born in the years after slavery ended. He’s remembered today through his poetry. And a new wave of black lung disease is ravaging Appalachia. We’ll hear more from a black lung town hall in Whitesburg, Kentucky. Coal miners have their own thoughts about black lung, too.

On this West Virginia Morning, Jeanette Wilson’s family poems about African American life in southwest Virginia are connecting the past to the present in a preview of this week's Inside Appalachia. And, our Mountain Stage Song of the Week comes from pioneering alt-rock sextet, Wilco.

On this West Virginia Morning, our radio series “Help Wanted: Understanding West Virginia’s Labor Force” continues as Curtis Tate takes a look at federal and state perspectives on the problem of finding enough workers with the skills for new infrastructure jobs.

On this West Virginia Morning, News Director Eric Douglas sat down with a West Virginia University professor studying the remnants of supernovas to learn more about our galaxy.

On this West Virginia Morning, our radio series “Help Wanted: Understanding West Virginia’s Labor Force” as Chris Schulz looks at what is being done to address the staffing issues.

This week on Inside Appalachia, a Virginia Tech researcher challenges deeply held ideas about the purity of natural springs. Also, we meet the folks behind Angelo's Old World Italian Sausage. They still use a family recipe that’s been handed down from generation to generation for over a century. Customers love it.

On this West Virginia Morning, the four leading republican candidates for governor in 2024 joined in a political forum Thursday. Also, in this show, Inside Appalachia this week takes you behind the scenes and lets you see where Angelo's Old World Italian Sausage gets made.