Sarah Elbeshbishi

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As experts discover shifting trends in tornadic activity — partly due to climate change — the state could see more and stronger tornadoes.

Since moving from New York City in the late 1960s, Naomi and Harvey Cohen have a long history of serving the state. Naomi joined Appalachian Volunteers and the federal government's VISTA program early in the existence of those programs, and Harvey followed his soon-to-be wife from the Northeast to Mercer County. Over the following five decades, the couple — both lawyers — provided legal services and developed small businesses throughout Southern West Virginia.

Monroe and Summers counties residents said their communities need transportation, affordable housing and a diversified economy.

West Virginia bet $50 million on a plan from Omnis Energy to produce emissions-free energy at Pleasants Power Station. There’s no public proof it works.

By Taylor Kate Brown, Floodlight & Sarah Elbeshbishi | Mountain State Spotlight

Residents are concerned about lack of well-paying jobs, affordable housing options and health care services to meet the need in the communities

We asked candidates running in Morgan, Hampshire, Berkeley and Mineral counties how they’d address wages, affordable housing and infrastructure.

Three seats flipped, adding to the Republicans' stronghold in the State Legislature and further eroding Democrats' influence in the state.

A jury failed to reach a verdict in the historically Black university’s case against former operators of the Institute chemical plant