Currently, Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power credit solar customers for the excess energy they generate at the same rate the two companies charge for power, a policy known as net metering. That ...

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

Every month, select stories on our website will be available for West Virginians to listen to, making our reporting more ...

Maggie Hutchison of Lewisburg has joined Mountain State Spotlight’s Board of Directors. Hutchison served more than 25 years ...

Verizon seeks to acquire Frontier’s operations in West Virginia, encompassing both broadband and telephone services.

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

West Virginians on both sides of the aisle are stepping up and running for office for the first time. Last weekend, “No Kings” protests broke out in a dozen communities across the state, all opposing ...

The inaugural committee for Gov. Patrick Morrisey donated $500,000 to a non-profit run by a long-time political operative, for the second time in two months. Under state law, the inaugural committee ...

The inaugural committee for Gov. Patrick Morrisey donated $500,000 to a non-profit run by a long-time political operative, for the second time in two months. Under state law, the inaugural committee ...

Now, this new influx of federal cash from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will allocate $4.7 billion to states, tribes, and the Federal Bureau of Land Management in an effort to address some of ...

As the coal industry has inevitably declined, courts have allowed bankrupt coal companies to evade restoring the lands they’ve damaged. Groups that promote clean water have also warned that state ...