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In West Virginia, you can cast your vote several ways: in-person early voting, mailing an absentee ballot or voting in-person on Election Day.

With early voting now underway, here’s a rundown of answers to the questions you might have as you head to the polls:

What’s on my ballot?

There are hundreds of names on ballots across West Vi...


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SPRINGFIELD — Susan and Scott Marteney thought they found the perfect home to grow old in.

The couple purchased over 2 acres of Hampshire County land with a two-bedroom cabin in 2019. They fell in love with the sound of the screen door slam and the porch swing where Susan can sit and hear birdsong on their near-silent parcel of land.

Scott, a locomotive ...


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Public health experts warn that future opioid-related settlement dollars could go to waste, following a decision by West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey to give lawmakers the power to distribute most of those funds.

Currently, most settlement funds are distributed by the West Virginia First Foundation.


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Mountain State Spotlight’s voter guide is now live, and I have good news and bad news. We asked candidates to align themselves with statements created based on feedback from hundreds of West Virginians, and many responded! The bad news is that we didn’t hear from far more candidates.

When we cover elections, our reporters talk with West Virginians across the state,...


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