Shari Stephens, director of the county’s family resource center, says things are the toughest she’s ever seen. “I’ve had more ...

Duncan Slade Deputy Managing Editor Duncan Slade came to Mountain State Spotlight as Audience Manager before being promoted to Deputy Managing Editor in February 2023. Before joining the team, he was ...

Rural West Virginians lack ERs, addiction treatment and infant care. Congress is rushing through a bill to make survival even harder.

In May, President Trump announced plans to cut $2.75 billion in digital equity funding. The funding would have helped teach ...

The inaugural committee for Gov. Patrick Morrisey donated $500,000 to a non-profit run by a long-time political operative, ...

Currently, Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power credit solar customers for the excess energy they generate at the same rate the two companies charge for power, a policy known as net metering. That ...

Last weekend, “No Kings” protests broke out in a dozen communities across the state, all opposing policies of the Trump administration. Hundreds turned out, ranging from young radicals to moderate ...

Other equally ambitious bills, like a four-day school week pilot program that would have allowed individualized instruction and paid teacher planning time on the fifth day, failed. Among those bills ...

The inaugural committee for Gov. Patrick Morrisey donated $500,000 to a non-profit run by a long-time political operative, for the second time in two months. Under state law, the inaugural committee ...

Every month, select stories on our website will be available for West Virginians to listen to, making our reporting more ...

Last month, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources had rare good news to report: The number of West Virginians dying of drug overdoses each year was slowing, according to new data.

When Marco came to the U.S. as a teenager, he thought Moorefield would be a safe place where he and his loved ones could exist in peace. That’s something he never had in Mexico. But when he was inside ...