Wood County is leading West Virginia’s effort to build certified, shovel-ready sites, as the state hopes to attract jobs and ...

With big federal changes looming, West Virginia residents are asking lawmakers to hold town halls. Few are getting a response ...

This month, students across West Virginia are returning to school — and at least for now — they have to be vaccinated. As ...

In March, state lawmakers passed the PFAS Protection Act. But it could still be years until drinking water in West Virginia is free of the carcinogens.

In private, a federal judge tried to use a piece of legislation to settle a major foster care lawsuit. Settlement talks have since fallen apart and the judge recused himself on Monday.

Gov. Jim Justice has used the $1.8 billion surplus to justify tax cuts, but it’s based on volatile revenues and low-balled estimates.

West Virginia has the lowest labor force participation rate in the country. While nonprofits are trying to bring more workers into the labor force, deeper solutions remain necessary.

Residents say contaminants have spread through the water supply, polluting wells and killing pets. Coal companies have pointed fingers at each other.

Charleston-based nonprofit SOAR collects data on overdose reversals during naloxone distribution. Photo by Lauren Peace. Last month, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources had rare ...

For over three decades, people have come from all over the globe to work for Pilgrim’s Pride’s Moorefield chicken factory. Inside the plant, immigrant workers shoulder a disproportionate amount of the ...

Court transcripts show U.S. Judge Thomas Johnston of West Virginia’s Southern District pressured lawyers representing residents in the state’s foster care system to let him meet with top state ...

Black West Virginians face a range of disparities. Here’s some of the ways lawmakers could help.