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.

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 ...

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 ...

POINT PLEASANT — As the meeting organizers wrapped up their presentation on the sprawling industrial project proposed nearby, Ben Stevens quickly stood from his seat in the crowd to get some answers.

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection workers collect water samples from Indian Creek in Wyoming County in 2024. Photo by Erin Beck / Mountain State Spotlight In 2023, dirty mine water ...