While tourism is billed as one avenue for economic development, people in the northern Mingo and southern Wayne counties say they need jobs.

Despite predictions of prosperity from natural gas companies, West Virginia’s natural gas counties lost jobs and bled population ...

Webster County has faced high unemployment and job losses as the population dwindles. Residents are turning to tourism to ...

Putnam is one of West Virginia's most politically active and wealthy counties. Some residents still have water, ...

WEST UNION — As night fell at the Doddridge County Fair, a tent was brightly lit from inside, inviting passers-by to stop in and learn about the goals of the West Virginians for Life Doddridge chapter ...

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A sign on Route 14 outside of Elizabeth, constructed by Elizabeth Baptist Church, asks drivers to enter the town humbly. Credit: Allen Siegler / Mountain State Spotlight ELIZABETH — After playing a ...

Elizabeth Robb, a Wetzel County high school senior, understands students who carry guns may feel they're protecting themselves, but she worries a new campus conceal carry law will make campus more ...

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