As millions in opioid settlement funds reach West Virginia, counties are making high-stakes choices about how to spend it — revealing the tension between political priorities, financial pressures and ...

As the number of opioid-exposed babies born in the U.S. has peaked, the crisis is reshaping life in some Appalachian communities, where calls for new approaches to care for these babies and their ...

When America’s poultry industry becomes dependent on migrant and refugee laborers, their hiring can change the face of a community, leaving one Appalachian town caught between economics and politics.

We live in an age of global disruption. Rapid technological advances, constantly shifting international supply chains and the widespread distribution of increasingly advanced computers via smart ...

A global pandemic has increased the financial struggles that already existed for rural hospitals. These Appalachian communities are exploring alternative paths forward. Since 2010, 138 rural hospitals ...

A high school junior living in the Swiss village of Helvetia, West Virginia, with plans to join the Air Force. A student athlete at Capital High School in Charleston, West Virginia, with plans to ...

We write the true stories of Appalachia. We believe the story of Appalachia reflects the story of our country. We’re here to amplify the region’s diverse voices, celebrate our successes, investigate ...

100 Days in Appalachia, in partnership with the Rural Digital Resilience Project, is documenting Appalachians’ reflections on America’s past, present and future as part of the national US@250 ...

Digital Project ‘100 Days in Appalachia’ Takes Closer Look at Trump Country: WV News (April 2017) 100 Days In, Appalachia Holds Cautious Optimism for Trump: WNYC Studios (April 2017) 100 Days in ...

I wanted to explain the origins of this project and why it came about. In 2017 I started work on a documentary film called Raised by Wolves. The film investigates the targeting and risk of ...

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