Sep 12 Watch 7:05 Job training and community college put coal miners on a new path By PBS News Hour Coal miners in the heart of Appalachia face unemployment and uncertainty as the expansion of automation and natural gas threatens the industry that’s been an economic bedrock. But a West Virginia nonprofit matches displaced workers to sustainable jobs in agriculture… Continue watching
Aug 08 WATCH: Trump vows to beat opioid crisis By Laura Santhanam Last week, the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis asked President Donald Trump to declare a national state of emergency to address this public health epidemic. Continue reading
Aug 03 Why this West Virginia mayor says Trump should set aside party politics By Laura Santhanam Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, the leader of the city where Trump held his rally, said “labels don’t matter.” What does matter is working together on issues like the opioid crisis, which has ravaged his city. Continue reading
Aug 03 At Trump rally, West Virginia’s Democratic governor says he’s becoming a Republican By Erica R. Hendry Justice, a billionaire who made his fortune from the coal industry, became governor in November. Continue reading
Aug 03 WATCH: Trump blasts Democrats, Russia investigations at campaign rally in Huntington, West Virginia By Laura Santhanam Democrats “can continue their obsession with the Russian hoax or they can serve the interests of the American people,” Trump said after Justice’s announcement. “Try winning at the voting booth.”… Continue reading
Jul 26 Twitter chat: How it feels to be a political minority in your community By Lora Strum Join the NewsHour on Twitter this Thursday at 1 p.m. EDT to answer questions over how political beliefs can divide certain communities in the country. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 7:02 Deep in coal country, West Virginia patients speak out about GOP health bill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 05 Column: How a reporting trip to coal country inspired my 7-year-old’s science fair project By Cameron Hickey When science reporter Cameron Hickey made a recent trip to West Virginia coal mines, it afforded him a unique opportunity to bring what he learned back home -- for his son's science fair project. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 9:24 How mountaintop mining affects life and landscape in West Virginia By Miles O'Brien Deep layers of underground coal are all but gone in West Virginia after 200 years of relentless mining, leaving thinner seams of coal on top of the state's beautiful mountains. But surface mining carries a huge cost: nothing less than… Continue watching
May 02 Returning home, these West Virginians are rewriting the poetry of Appalachia By Elizabeth Flock The poetry community is growing in West Virginia. Many are poets who left and have come back home. Continue reading