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Nursing homes were an easy mark for COVID-19. Inaction and a broken system put West Virginia’s residents at greater risk.

by Lauren Peace September 23rd, 2020October 12th, 2020

Despite early warning signs of trouble ahead, state and federal officials still largely failed to take proactive steps to keep some of the most vulnerable West Virginians safe.

Inside one of West Virginia’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks

by Lauren Peace September 22nd, 2020October 12th, 2020

West Virginia is awash in natural gas, but rural communities are losing service

by Lucas Manfield September 21st, 2020October 12th, 2020

The governor ‘tweaked’ a Harvard COVID map. Their experts say the state’s changes are flawed.

by Lucas Manfield and Gabriella Brown September 18th, 2020October 12th, 2020

Governor’s coal company may get a break from WVDEP on water pollution fines

by Ken Ward Jr. September 17th, 2020October 12th, 2020

Bankruptcy, blackouts and broken broadband promises

by Lucas Manfield September 17th, 2020October 12th, 2020

The governor pledged ‘hero pay’ for COVID-19 first responders. Few have seen a dime of it.

by Douglas Soule September 17th, 2020October 12th, 2020

Scores of kids are unaccounted for in West Virginia’s troubled foster care system

by Amelia Ferrell Knisely September 17th, 2020October 12th, 2020

Long before quarantines and mail-in ballots cast a spotlight, rural communities worried about Post Office cutbacks

by Douglas Soule September 17th, 2020October 12th, 2020

Enter Mountain State Spotlight

by Ken Ward Jr. September 17th, 2020September 17th, 2020