West Virginia ended up at the bottom of a list of the worst states. This one, published at MSN, measures “happiness.” One part of the story reads: “It's got the highest rate of adult ...

The Morgantown, West Virginia native who became the 100th woman to go to space back in November has shared the ...

A couple of the states with the highest poverty rates also experienced either sluggish declines since 2012 or, in the case of West Virginia, for example, an outright increase in poverty.

Community advocacy groups dedicated to addressing poverty, incarceration and overdose deaths will host a series of community listening sessions around the state ahead of the start of the West Virginia ...

never attend college and be arrested for a violent crime – perpetuating the cycle of poverty. In McDowell Country in West Virginia, the state’s poorest county, 17% of children are not graduating from ...

In places like Garner's home state of West Virginia, where generational poverty is a barrier to children's success, early childhood education is fundamental to breaking the cycle of poverty.