This abandoned home on Grant Street sat empty for at least five years before being demolished by the city of Charleston. Courtesy Photo. From their home on Charleston’s West Side, Tina and Matt ...
West Virginians are forgoing basic necessities to make ends meet as electricity costs soar. Hear from residents who are struggling to get by.
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Solar Holler workers install panels. In the past decade, the organization has become the largest solar installation company in West Virginia. Photo courtesy Solar Holler Last year, the federal ...
The West Virginia House Chamber. Photo courtesy West Virginia Legislative Photography. The 2026 legislative session kicks off on January 14. Help guide how Mountain State Spotlight covers the session ...
As West Virginia’s foster care system struggles to hire and retain workers amid low pay and overwhelming caseloads, it stresses foster families and keeps kids from getting the attention they need.
This story was produced in collaboration with Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. ST MARYS — For Pleasants County native Rick Miller, ...
Gov. Patrick Morrisey prepares to read Green Eggs and Ham to a class at Chesapeake Elementary School last week. Photo courtesy the Governor's Office. Next year, West Virginia taxpayers will subsidize ...
An excavated mountain and highwalls on the western side of the Twilight mining complex owned by Lexington Coal Company in Lindytown, West Virginia (Dane Rhys, special to ProPublica) This article was ...