A new law will reduce orphaned well cleanup costs — but doesn’t prevent more wells from becoming the state’s problem.

Regulators imposed new reporting requirements for utilities, created a new pole inspection database and a working group to ...

When WV judges tried to help at-risk kids, they were investigated and told to stay silent. They aren’t giving up.

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

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

For two hours every Thursday and Friday, Randall Brown gathers a handful of people in front of a whiteboard. They sit on a couch or armchairs on either side – the walls filled with colorful drawings ...

Lisa Fullbright, right, came to the West Virginia Capitol to ask lawmakers for more funding for people who provide in-home care for people with disabilities like her daugher Cherish, left. Photo by ...

For two hours every Thursday and Friday, Randall Brown gathers a handful of people in front of a whiteboard. They sit on a couch or armchairs on either side – the walls filled with colorful drawings ...

Sarah Elbeshbishi is Mountain State Spotlight's Environment and Energy Reporter.

West Virginia utility regulators have handed down a new order aimed at fixing the state’s largest roadblock to broadband: the fight over aging poles. Last month, the West Virginia Public Service ...

UPDATE July 3, 2025 at 3 p.m.: Republicans in the House passed the sweeping legislation to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda, sending it to his desk to be signed into law. In rural Hardy County, ...

UPDATE July 3, 2025 at 3 p.m.: Republicans in the House passed the sweeping legislation to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda, sending it to his desk to be signed into law. Emergency rooms in West ...