About a week after Mountain State Spotlight wrote about Clay County’s only childcare center, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw ...

Del. Vernon Criss, R-Wood, chairs the House finance committee on March 9. Photo by Perry Bennett / West Virgina Legislature Debate over issues West Virginians care about can last for hours during a 60 ...

West Virginia’s two U.S. Representatives, both staunch supporters of President Donald Trump, asked for $250 million to address the state’s drinking water crisis. But the Trump administration proposes ...

Childcare workers earn less than a living wage, families spend a large chunk of their income on care and many counties lack enough providers.

Former state delegate Moore Capito claps alongside his mother, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, during the 2023 State of the State address. Photo by Perry Bennett/WV Legislative Photography. Last week, the ...

In February, heavy rain that battered southern West Virginia caused rivers and creeks to swell and flood communities across the coalfields. Roads and bridges washed away. Homes were soaked. Residents ...

West Virginia only has six OSHA inspectors for 60,000 workplaces in the state, meaning many dangerous job sites go years without oversight. Here’s why.

Reporters P.R. Lockhart, left, and Henry Culvyhouse, right, speak with a resident in Berkeley Springs last week. Photo by Tyler Dedrick. West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle is often touted as a success ...

Josh Sword is the president of the West Virginia chapter of the AFL-CIO union representing over 575 affiliated unions in the state. Courtesy photo. Two workers died and another 19 were injured last ...

While West Virginia’s Republican representatives in Congress won the last election by huge margins, their own constituents are continually asking them to have public town hall meetings. The ...

Voters across West Virginia approved most school levies and bond measures on Tuesday’s primary ballot, giving millions of dollars in local funding to support employee salaries, meal programs and ...