West Virginia CPS workers can’t keep all the kids in their care safe. The governor admits understaffing but his bill doesn’t fix it.

President Trump’s immigration crackdown has come to West Virginia, prompting ICE raids that threaten to trample the Constitution

Rising electric bills are straining West Virginia households as lawmakers debate whether freezing rate hikes could bring relief.

A legislative foster care workgroup unveiled multiple pieces of legislation for consideration this session. Just one addresses prevention.

Congress says it wants a healthier America. But it’s defunding a program that helps West Virginians eat nutritious food.

ACA Marketplace premiums are increasing. So are other health care costs. Here’s how West Virginia lawmakers could help.

West Virginia officials want abused kids placed with relatives. But for kids to recover, families need more help with the mental health strain.

State officials left money for former foster kids unspent. Morrisey officials offer little information on whether the problem is ongoing.

State officials left money for former foster kids unspent. Morrisey officials offer little information on whether the problem is ongoing.

The state has failed to spend nearly $7 million to help kids pay rent, go to college and access other services to help them succeed.

Hundreds of West Virginians with disabilities are set to lose housing following cuts to a HUD program by the Trump administration.

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After Mountain State Spotlight obtained six months of visitor logs from the Governor’s Office, they stopped writing it down.

West Virginia’s cannabis program has generated $34 million for research, addiction help and law enforcement. None of the money has been used.

Congress added funding to the Big Beautiful Bill and said it would stop health care losses. It’s not enough.

The Mountaineer Mile is one initiative. Officials could help with nutrition and exercise with several strategies researched for years.

The West Virginia-owned hospitals sale contract says Majestic Care will spend $140 million on three nursing homes on a rebuild timeline.

Patients seeking COVID vaccines were told they needed prescriptions. A federal committee voted to remove that requirement.

State-owned facilities have helped West Virginians with complex health needs. A private owner could trim staff and choose less ill patients.

About 55,000 people in West Virginia are expected to lose Medicaid. The biggest drop starts in 2027.

Gov. Morrisey approved the sale of four WV senior care homes to a company accused in a federal disability rights lawsuit.

Politicians said work requirements would get people back to work. They’ll actually kick poor and working people off Medicaid.

Politicians said Medicaid patients are milking the system and took away their health care. But providers are the ones at fault.

Politicians celebrated a drop in overdose deaths while supporting Trump and Congress’ funding cuts that could cause more casualties.

Politicians celebrated a drop in overdose deaths while supporting Trump and Congress’ funding cuts that could cause more casualties.

Several clergy leaders in Monongalia County are calling on House Speaker Roger Hanshaw to “conduct a full investigation” into how an antisemitic comment was made by a personal Instagram account belong...

When WV judges tried to help at-risk kids, they were investigated and told to stay silent. They aren’t giving up.

Rural West Virginians lack ERs, addiction treatment and infant care. Congress is rushing through a bill to make survival even harder.

Rural West Virginians lack ERs, addiction treatment and infant care. Congress is rushing through a bill to make survival even harder.

West Virginia House Majority Leader Pat McGeehan issued a statement Friday saying he had “definitive proof” that Del. Ian T. Masters, R-Berkeley, was not recently using an Instagram account responsibl...

Methadone works better for some people addicted to opioids. But most West Virginians aren’t permitted to use it.

Gov. Morrisey said “sweeping reforms” to CPS will protect kids in state custody. In reality, unfunded changes will put more kids at risk.

Congress says it wants a healthier America. But it’s defunding a program that helps West Virginians eat nutritious food.

In its funding bill, Congress is cutting funding to teach families to eat healthy. Organizers had no choice but to cut some programs.