Refugees

On this week’s episode, we’re journeying far and wide through Appalachia and beyond. Author Mesha Maren takes us from the hills of West Virginia to the Texas/Mexico border — the land of the Luchador. We’ll also hear about what West Virginians are doing to help Ukrainian refugees. And, we’ll learn about what doctors are saying about medical cannabis in the Mountain State — where it's now available to more than 8,000 patients.

Sparked by the war in Ukraine, a West Virginia interfaith ministry is renewing its efforts to bring refugees to the Mountain State. The process is overwhelming, with mountains of red tape to cut through.

On this West Virginia Morning, there is a West Virginia group coming together to help settle refugees in the Mountain State. Also, in this show, rooftop solar panels can cost tens of thousands of dollars to install, but co-ops are making it easier for people of modest means to have them.

On this West Virginia Morning, education and training can open the door to jobs and careers, but sometimes older refugee children are denied access to K-12 schools because of their age. Also, in this show, the West Virginia Public Service Commission is expected to decide on the future of three coal-burning power plants next week.

The order is a blow for the White House, which essentially tried to give state and local government officials power to veto resettlement. The judge says that appears to violate the Refugee Act.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Friday that his state will keep accepting refugees, declining an offer by President Donald Trump’s administration that…

For more than a decade, more than 100 migrant and refugee families from countries like Myanmar (formerly Burma), Vietnam, Ethiopia, Guatemala and others…

When Sheena Van Meter graduated from Moorefield High School in 2000, her class was mainly comprised of the children of families that had long-planted…

Stephan Said takes his fiddle and guitar to refugee camps and war zones. He's on a quest to make music that speaks across boundaries. He's been to…

Organizers say the U.S. State Department has approved an application to resettle some international refugees in Charleston.Episcopal Migration Ministries,…