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West Virginia's Public Service Commission has approved a 5 percent rate increase for Hope Gas Inc.
More than 1,300 people have already voted on whether to let the Charles Town Races & Slots put table games in its casino.
West Virginia's Legislature ended its special session Friday with tweaks to the gas tax and state energy policy among the final bills to pass.
West Virginia's tax modernization project is back on, but that doesn't mean businesses and individuals should necessarily expect lower taxes in the near future.
More than 50 Steel of West Virginia Inc. workers will be out of work by the end of November.
Samantha Prahalis had 14 points and 12 assists, and No. 3 Ohio State scored the first 17 points to roll past West Virginia 92-69 Thursday night in the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT.
West Virginia school boards worried about paying for retiree benefits may go without temporary relief from the Legislature, after the Senate Finance Committee voted Wednesday to reject Gov. Joe Manchin's special session proposal.
Some of West Virginia's largest cities can soon freeze and gradually pay down their daunting pension funding shortfalls, after the House of Delegates sent Gov. Joe Manchin his special session relief proposal Thursday.
A federal grand jury in West Virginia has linked five more people to an international scam that allegedly tricked government agencies in several states into paying at least $3.3 million to bogus companies with names that sounded like legitimate firms.
Some key state regulatory officials are opposing Frontier Communications Corp.'s plan to buy Verizon's wire line business in West Virginia and 13 other states.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a draft report detailing previously reported problems with two waste impoundments at an American Electric Power coal-burning plant in West Virginia.
The jury in the trial of an Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick ended five hours of deliberations Friday without a verdict.
Da'Sean Butler scored 26 points and No. 8 West Virginia used two second-half runs to pull away to an 83-60 victory over Loyola, Md., on Sunday.
Far from perfect, No. 5 Cincinnati was good enough to stay unbeaten.
Recipients of merit-based PROMISE scholarships stay in West Virginia at a lower rate than the average in-state college graduate, a new report shows.
A former home improvement store clerk in West Virginia has been charged with discounting $20,000 worth of merchandise to win a man's heart. Nitro police arrested 20-year-old Katie Lynn Smith Thursday on a fraudulent schemes charge. She had worked at Lowe's.
Staff lawyers for the state Public Service Commission continue to press for the dismissal of an application to build a multistate power line through West Virginia.
An array of West Virginia's top political leaders stood shoulder-to-shoulder Tuesday with executives from the state's top coal producers, vowing to form a united front in the face of what they call mixed signals and heavy-handedness from federal mining regulators.
Quarterback Zach Collaros will start for fifth-ranked Cincinnati against West Virginia on Friday night, with Tony Pike expected to play as well for the first time since he hurt his non-throwing arm.
Gov. Joe Manchin is planning to host a private meeting on the future of coal in West Virginia with government, industry and labor representatives.
U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller says current federal energy legislation doesn't do enough to protect West Virginia's coal industry.
Jarrett Brown threw a touchdown pass but managed little offense and West Virginia struggled to beat Louisville 17-9 on Saturday.
Several groups say they will expand their protest against an Massey Energy mine in southern West Virginia through e-mail.
Ever since a man in a chicken costume showed up in front of West Virginia's state Capitol last week, questions have arisen about the stunt's alleged purpose: to legalize cockfighting in the state.
The Obama administration says reversing a last-minute Bush-era surface mining regulation criticized as too friendly to coal companies is going to take at least another year.
Coal-Fueled Chamber Of Commerce Demands Lawmakers Defeat Health Reform In Order To 'Stop' Clean Energy Bill Corporate front groups and large business trade associations are funneling their resources into defeating health reform.
W.Va. report raises questions about scholarships"At least to date, the evidence we have suggest the PROMISE scholarship isn't having a big impact on the state's human capital," said George Hammond, associate director of the bureau.
Racism in the Republican PartyConor Friedersdorf on how the GOP can repair its image—and the myths the left perpetuates.
Bigfoot hunters turn to rugged W.Va. wildernessMembers of Sasquatch Watch of Virginia went camping in the rugged Allegheny Mountain highlands of the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area with GPS navigators, cameras, voice recorders and plaster of Paris to make casts of huge footprints.
Black woman to recant story of abuse by whites in W.Va. - On Deadline - USATODAY.comBlack woman to recant story of abuse by whites in W.Va. Six white West Virginia residents are in prison for admitting they beat, tortured, tied up and raped a 20-year-old black woman two years ago. On Deadline noted this shocking story that became news around the world.
91-Year-Old Sen. Robert Byrd Of West Virginia Hospitalized After Fall - cbs13.comNinety-one-year-old Sen. Robert C.
Toxic Waters - Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost in Human Suffering Violations of the Clean Water Act and the limited penalties imposed on violators are discussed in this lengthy New York Times article.
Trading Jobs For Bugs In Coal Country. By William Yeatman and Jeremy Lott. Wednesday, September 02, 2009 4:20 PM PT In their adult form they live for a day. During that day, the Appalachian mayfly's primary function seems to be: Annoy hikers.
Jessica Lynch Update: Fans Turn Out to Meet Jessica Lynch at Book Signing August 19, 2009This article includes comments from Jessica Lynch at a book signing on August 20, 2009.
As President Obama tries to shepherd his legislative agenda through a Democratically-controlled U.S. Congress, he is learning what an inimical cohabitation the Democratic Party really is.
Antitrust Chief Hits Resistance in CrackdownPresident Obama's top antitrust official and some senior Democratic lawmakers are preparing to rein in a host of major industries, including airline and railroad giants, moving so aggressively that they are finding some resistance from officials within the administration.
Govs: Federal stimulus helped states plug budgets - washingtonpost.comBILOXI, Miss. -- A bipartisan group of governors said Saturday that the federal stimulus package helped states avoid deep budget cuts during the recession.
Diagnosis of Early Alzheimer's Forces Chief Judge to RetireThe Republican chief judge of the Richmond-based federal appeals court has retired suddenly because of illness, giving President Obama another opening to fill on what was once considered the nation's most conservative appellate court.
About 1/3 of Minority Traffic Stops In West Virginia Are For "Driving While Black/Hispanic/Not White"To put it bluntly, on a statewide basis, black drivers are over 1 1/2 times (1.68 to be exact) more likely to be pulled over than white drivers. Hispanic drivers are just under 1 1/2 times (1.48) more likely to be pulled over than white drivers.
W. Va. Has Unfinished Civil War BusinessWest Virginia still has about 4,000 medals available for the descendants of Union soldiers who earned them during the Civil War.
Mr. President, go and see for yourselfAl etter to the President excerpt: ""President Obama,
The first father's day is said to have been celebrated on June 5, 1908. The first time the day was noted was in a Methodist church in Fairmount, West Virginia. It is among one of America's most unusual observations today more than ever before because in the U.S.
Justices Tell Elected Judges Not to Rule on Major Backers In a closely watched case involving the confluence of justice, politics and money, the Supreme Court ruled for the first time that the Constitution can require an elected judge to step aside in a particular case based on campaign spending in state judicial races.
Controversial Coal Mining Method Gets Obama's OKWith the election of Barack Obama, environmentalists expected to see the end of the "Appalachian apocalypse" -- their name for exposing coal deposits by blowing the tops off of whole mountains.
On a roll: Woman wins 5 lottery cash prizesBrenda Bailey is on a roll. Since September, the 59-year-old South Charleston woman has won five West Virginia Lottery cash prizes, totaling $167,600.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." —Martin Luther King, Jr. There is a systemic evil in our health care system. It costs lives.
Evil oftentimes masquerades as good so who is telling the truth? Just who is telling the truth about how one health plan, and likely many others, run their business? Coventry Health Care, Inc. of Bethesda MD or Christine O'Brien Stenger?
FBI Workers Accused of Spying on Teenage Girls in Dressing RoomTwo FBI workers allegedly used surveillance equipment to spy on girls as they tried on prom gowns at a charity event at a West Virginia mall.
'Slaves to Industry'"The state (West Virginia) has allowed the coal industry to create a mono-economy in West Virginia, which takes away a person's choices. They feel that the only thing they can do is mine coal. That is absolutely a conspiracy because these people think they have to.
FBI Workers Accused of Spying On Teenage Girls in Dressing RoomsTwo FBI workers are accused of using surveillance equipment to spy on teenage girls as they undressed and tried on prom gowns at a charity event at a West Virginia mall. The FBI employees have been charged with conspiracy and committing criminal invasion of privacy...
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