People in McDowell County told Mountain State Spotlight clean water was a top issue in the 2024 election. Two years later, it’s still a problem.

West Virginians need buses to get to work, medical appointments and grocery stores. Lawmakers advanced no new transit funding ...

Coming from different walks of life, here’s the story behind why five people have decided to run on the Democratic ticket this year.

A new law redacts a donor’s employer from campaign finance statements, making it harder to determine who is funding a politician.

Noel Mitchell, a health educator with the WVU Extension Family Nutrition Program, helps a student shop during a free kids market in Raleigh County. During kids markets, farmers come to schools and set ...

After Mountain State Spotlight reporting, West Virginia lawmakers passed bills expanding support for foster youth and kinship caregivers.

Ashley Bunch and her son Otis traveled to the West Virginia Capitol on Feb. 16, to advocate for clean drinking water. Photo by Henry Culvyhouse / Mountain State Spotlight Jake Frye doesn’t trust the ...

Coming from different walks of life, here’s the story behind why five people have decided to run on the Democratic ticket this year.

Cecil Roberts, who was vice president of the mine workers speaks to striking miners at the Pittston strike in 1989. The UMWA led a strike against the Pittston Coal Company whose leadership had said ...

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.