As pushback to data center projects has grown, lawmakers offer no clear plans to address concerns. Others have dismissed community worries altogether.

Even as he faced a flurry of school shooting lawsuits, the founder of Daniel Defense met with lawmakers and Morrisey to ...

In August 2025, reporters at Mountain State Spotlight wanted to know who Gov. Patrick Morrisey was meeting with. So we sent a Freedom of Information Act request for his visitors log. In the logs, we ...

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

An expert witness testified to the state Air Quality Board that a data center complex power plant won’t be a “minor” source of pollution.

The Appalachian hydrogen hub is now on the DOE’s list of potential grant cuts, casting doubt on its clean energy future.

Evan Feinman led the federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program during the Biden Administration. Courtesy Photo. West Virginians have struggled for years with slow, spotty and unreliable ...

Deborah Boggs uses medical cannabis for her Crohn's disease and has gotten back her appetite. Photo by Duncan Slade / Mountain State Spotlight The smell of sausage frying in a pan filled Deborah Boggs ...

In town, the rain had stopped, and the sun had come out. But then, emergency calls began pouring in. People were trapped in their cars. As Triadelphia Fire Chief David Patterson and his crew tried to ...

A marijuana plant is seen at a medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) Since the state’s first dispensary opened in 2021, West Virginia ...