WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia consistently ranks as one of the five poorest states in the U.S. -- and one local nonprofit is looking to help lower that statistic. Catholic Charities West Virginia ...

As food insecurity continues to grow and grocery prices rise, keeping food pantries stocked has gotten harder. $26 million earmarked for Martin County, Ky., to fix troubled water infrastructure issues ...

Meanwhile, other county systems are either laying off teachers or contemplating it. More than 200,000 of West Virginia’s children attend public schools, but lawmakers have chosen to keep funding ...

West Virginia was first inhabited by the Paleo-Indians. Life was not easy. The climate was much colder then, and people hunted mastodon and musk ox to survive. Now, some 12,500 years later, West ...

Who tops the list?: West Virginia leads with 41.4% adult obesity, followed by Mississippi at 40.4% and Louisiana at 39.2%, according to 2024 CDC data. Why these states?: Analysts point to poverty, ...

Among developed nations with similarly advanced economies, the United States stands out for having especially high levels of income inequality. Though the U.S. ranks among the wealthiest countries in ...

Kentucky ranks as one of the US states with a high poverty rate. The state had a poverty rate of 16.5% in 2021. The lack of economic diversification, educational attainment, and jobs add to the ...

West Virginia was first inhabited by the Paleo-Indians. Life was not easy. The climate was much colder then and people hunted mastodon and musk ox to survive. Now, 12,500 years later, West Virginia is ...