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BRIDGEPORT — Kim Conrad sat at a table on her porch in Harrison County, flipping through electric bills she could no longer keep up with.

One was for more than $320. Another topped $469 after a missed payment rolled to the next month. 

Conrad, who lives on disability income after leaving her full-time job, said the bills compete with groceries, med...


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On May 12, voters will elect officials to make decisions about their schools and courts and, in some cases, their cities.

Regardless of your political affiliation, your ballot will include candidates for Board of Education, courts and, depending on where you live, municipal positions like mayor and city council.

While the primary election will also determ...


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Reporters and editors at Mountain State Spotlight have been asking folks: What should candidates be focused on during this 2026 election season?

Over 200 West Virginians have responded to a survey s...


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WHARNCLIFFE — For 49 years, Sue Cantrell has lived up the right fork of Ben Creek, at the edge of Mingo County, a couple of mountains east of the Kentucky state line. 

Her house backs up to the foot of the mountain, where a long shuttered coalmine once bustled. 

That old mine is the site where New York developers are proposing a data center th...


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