News and Sentinel

West Virginia drives up three spots in annual Reason Foundation Highway Report

CHARLESTON – Despite West Virginia’s burden of maintaining nearly 71,000 miles of roads and continued backlog of bridge ...

West Virginia near bottom in life expectancy despite high healthcare spending

West Virginia once again ranks near the bottom for health in America, and a new report shows just how far the state has fallen behind. A national analysis from MoneyGeek found that where you live ...
Mountain State Spotlight

Time is running out for lawmakers to help West Virginians struggling with poor internet

Federal broadband funding is coming, but WV lawmakers did little this session to help people struggling with their internet ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Chewing the Fat: West Virginia House passes Make West Virginia Healthy Act

House Health and Human Resources Committee Chairman Evan Worrell said Monday that HB 4982 would help reverse some of West Virginia’s most troubling health statistics. (Photo Courtesy/WV Legislative ...
Politifact

No, West Virginia isn’t the only state losing population

West Virginia lost residents over two timeframes: between the 2020 census and a 2024 population estimate, and between 2023 and 2024 population estimates. But it was not the only state to do so. Six ...