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 ...

It can still rank near the bottom in life expectancy despite spending more than $12,700 a person on health care. The answer is yes in West Virginia and the numbers reveal a troubling disconnect ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A new study shows more students are living in poverty now compared to students almost a decade ago. The nonprofit EdBuild analyzed U.S. Census estimates to determine an increase ...

In 2021, West Virginia experienced a poverty rate of 16.8% thereby becoming one of the states with the highest poverty in the US. Child poverty was especially high in the state while the Black and the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Despite being nestled in the sprawling Appalachian Mountains and its beautiful geography, life expectancy in West Virginia is lower than the ...

CHARLESTON — According to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 20 percent of West Virginians were living in poverty last year, the ninth highest rate in the nation. The federal ...

MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Holiday meals are not taken for granted in Mingo County, which has the second highest poverty rate in West Virginia. That financial need goes far beyond food insecurity.