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

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

“The continued provision of natural gas utility service to field tap customers … is at a critical point.”

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, 2020November 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

Some West Virginia kids go hungry as state touts summer feeding plan

by Amelia Ferrell Knisely July 22nd, 2020October 12th, 2020