The deadline to register to vote is April 21. From new voting requirements to key dates, here’s what to know about West Virginia’s primaries.

Join reporters and editors from Mountain State Spotlight and other community members for a guided roundtable discussion about ...

Sarah Hall, a Triadelphia resident, stands near the creek that washed out her bridge. Photo by Henry Culvyhouse / Mountain State Spotlight TRIADELPHIA — On June 14, 2025, Ashlie Howard was cooking ...

Fayette County’s tourism industry has grown rapidly in recent years, bringing more visitors and more demand for housing to ...

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 Developers have started ...

In June, Triadelphia was devastated by flooding that killed nine people and destroyed dozens of homes. Residents want common sense change to state and federal laws.

17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate are up for election. Senators serve four-year terms in the upper chamber of the Legislature. Results go live after polls close at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 5.

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.

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 ...

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 ...