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

If a kid wants to attend West Virginia public schools, they have to be vaccinated to protect themselves and others. Over the ...

West Virginians say their calls, emails, and meetings with members of Congress rarely get thoughtful responses. Here’s what ...

A judge ordered Chemours to stop polluting the Ohio River with cancer-linked chemicals from its West Virginia plant.

Sara Crickenberger to retire as MSS Executive Director and Ken Ward Jr. to lead editorial and business functions in an expanded role.

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

Henry Culvyhouse is Mountain State Spotlight's State Government Watchdog Reporter.

Years after the deadly 2016 floods, West Virginia will launch flood risk studies of Kanawha River Basin and Guyandotte River.

From public schools to taxes to emergency medical services, here’s what lawmakers accomplished and issues that went largely unaddressed.