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Repealing West Virginia's renewable energy portfolio standards was made a top Republican party priority for the 2012 legislative session, but the state's head energy official said their primary concerns are unfounded. More>>
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Many gather to say goodbye to former Gov. Smith More than 150 people gathered in Beckley Friday afternoon to say their final goodbyes to West Virginia's 27th governor, Hulett Carlson Smith, who died More>>
State officials mourn the loss of a trailblazer in mental health profession. More>>
Lower merchant generation margins and mild weather largely responsible, the company said. More>>
The 22nd annual Spa Feast will take place from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Ice House and include a daylong sampling of bodywork and health-enhancing treatments, as well as related products.
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The company achieved important resolutions in Arkansas and Texas in 2011. More>>
Mason County Sheriff David Anthony has filed to run for re-election just weeks after being indicted on 42 counts wanton endangerment and embezzlement. More>>
Sen. Mike Green is proposing a bill that would prohibit legislators from raising money for their re-election campaigns during the legislative session. More>>
A California man has agreed to plead guilty in a federal case involving an alleged threat against West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. More>>
West Virginia officials believe the state remains a contender for a multibillion-dollar chemical plant that could create an estimated 12,000 jobs, following a Thursday meeting More>>
Del. Mike Manypenny is leading the charge in the West Virginia House to codify a moratorium on coal slurry injection.
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One bill addressed raises for state employees that resulted in some family court secretary clerks and case coordinators being paid more than current caps. More>>
Lawmakers on the House Natural Resources Committee issued a final request for documents relating to the rewrite of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule, also known as the Stream Protection Rule. More>>
An ex-mine foreman who admitted faking safety inspection reports is suing Patriot Coal Corp. and the Federal No. 2 mine bosses who he claims pressured him to falsify data. More>>
West Virginia mental health pioneer Dr. Mildred Mitchell-Bateman has died. She was 89. More>>
A new shale quarry is expected to open near Gerrardstown in the spring after a state board upheld its permit. More>>
A new report says most public college graduates in West Virginia's 2010 work force studied subjects that reflect the state's changing needs. More>>
More than 500 people are registered for the West Virginia Coal Mining Symposium in Charleston. More>>
Have you heard? 40 is the new 30. That's miles per gallon. Not age. More>>
CONSOL Energy reported record fourth-quarter and year-end earnings on Thursday, Jan. 26 while also announcing it is concentrating its Marcellus and Utica shale gas activities in "wet" fields. More>>
A group of West Virginia delegates introduced a bill Thursday that would align state greenhouse gas reporting requirements with federal law.
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West Virginia's public employee pension system brought in more revenue than it paid in benefits in 2010, just as the systems in its neighboring states did, according to data released Thursday, Jan. 26, by the Census Bureau. More>>
The fate of the company's old West Virginia plants at Albright, Rivesville and Willow Island is to be decided in the coming several weeks.
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House Minority Leader says Legislature needs to step up to address issues related to unemployment, poverty. More>>
Cristin Parks always had an open relationship with her mom. She felt she could talk to her about anything — except birth control. A missed period led Parks' mom to believe she was pregnant, so she purchased More>>
United Bankshares on Thursday, Jan. 26, reported fourth-quarter net income of about $20.3 million, up from $19.3 million a year ago. The company also reported its full-year net income was $75.6 million, up from about $72 million in 2010. More>>
Higher volumes increased the vertically integrated gas producer's 2011 earnings 111 percent over 2010. More>>
Following up on his State of the Union promise to detail a "blueprint" for a greener, more energy secure nation, President Barack Obama's administration released further details of the natural gas centered plan Thursday morning.
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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he will vote against the latest debt ceiling hike. The $1.2 trillion increase would be the second highest in history and would allow U.S. debt to reach $16.4 trillion More>>
Leaders from AARP West Virginia outlined the group's legislative agenda Thursday morning. More>>
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a bill Wednesday morning that will give a tax break to ethane cracker plants that locate in West Virginia. More>>
Bill Maloney is back in the hunt for the West Virginia governor's seat. More>>
Work is under way on a memorial for 29 miners killed in the 2010 explosion of the Upper Big Branch mine. More>>
The State Fair of West Virginia is an economic engine as well as a festival celebrating agricuture. More>>
Two schools are signing a new agreement to help adult students complete a bachelor's degree in their own communities. More>>
Resolutions would allow governor and lieutenant governor to be elected on the same ticket. More>>
A pool of 28 jurors has been selected for a class-action lawsuit filed against Monsanto, a spokeswoman for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia said. The lawsuit will be tried in Putnam County. More>>
Another round of impact inspection reports from the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration resulted in more violations found at mines across the nation, including at three West Virginia mines.
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Scientists and officials are hoping the bioscience industry will be the next big success of West Virginia science, a state already highly recognized for its successes in the chemical industry.
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Residents and groups working to understand widespread health problems in Boone County's Prenter area were angered by the DEP's Jan. 24 study finding coal slurry did not affect area drinking water. More>>
Members of the West Virginia Legislature have passed the first bill through both chambers, and it now goes to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin for his signature. More>>
Though it is one of the largest sources of domestic energy, coal found little place in President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday. More>>
Members of the Senate are expected to suspend the rules of the Legislature Wednesday that require a bill be read on three separate days. More>>
Sears Home Improvement has closed a call center in northern West Virginia. More>>
The Greenbrier is the recipient of AAA's top rating for hotels for the 36th straight year. More>>
Former Lincoln County assessor who pleaded guilty to vote buying files to run for sheriff. More>>
Consultants concluded water quality meets health standards; taste and odor problems are due to bacteria; and groundwater flows are localized. A study released last week made different conclusions. More>>
A strong growth in coal-hauling revenues helped push Norfolk Southern Corp. earnings to record levels in the fourth quarter of 2011 and for the entire year. More>>
Electricity generated by Pinnacle Wind Farm at NewPage is sold in Maryland under long-term power purchase agreement. More>>
A panel hosted by TechConnectWV Tuesday allowed representatives from four industries to share their ideas and concerns. More>>
Open house for job seekers to take place Wednesday and Friday, Jan. 25 and 27, in Elkins. More>>
Wheeling Republican to seek second term in Congress. More>>
Members of the West Virginia Senate passed four bills Tuesday, including one that would increase the penalty for assault and battery on an athletic official. More>>
A national air line company is seeking more than $4 million in damages against The Greenbrier resort for allegedly failing to pay minimum revenues in exchange for providing flights to a local airport. More>>
Shipping volumes were down slightly. The company also announced the departure of Chief Operating Officer David A. Brown and his replacement with Chief Financial Officer Oscar Munoz. More>>
Vermont Law School announced the launch of the Energy Security & Justice Project to expand global access to sustainable energy and craft national energy policies that adapt to climate change without worsening socioeconomic inequality Tuesday. More>>
The Polymer Alliance Zone announced recently it is constructing an 80,000-square-foot shell building in the Mid-Ohio Valley to house future light manufacturing companies. More>>
West Virginia's latest plan to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay watershed calls on farmers to increase cover-crop plantings and dramatically expand stream restoration efforts. More>>
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin appointed fellow Democrat Phil Diserio to a vacancy in the two-seat 2nd District in the House of Delegates.
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Mon General Hospital is offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at orthopedic surgery. More>>
A judge says the city of Wheeling can use the power of eminent domain to seize three East Wheeling properties it needs for a new park and athletic complex. More>>
Chesapeake Energy is cutting back production of dry gas and instead focusing its drilling efforts in areas of wet gas. More>>
The West Virginia House of Delegates moved forward with legislation that would provide a tax incentive for construction of an ethane cracker in West Virginia.
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Mountain State University's School of Graduate Studies will host a free symposium on "Autism Spectrum Disorders: An overview of treatment and adult issues" on Jan. 27. More>>
The city can limit hydraulic fracturing with horizontal drilling to industrial areas. But it can't limit where horizontal drilling goes below the surface. More>>
Richard Rosendale, the executive chef at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Spring, will appear on the Today Show Jan. 26, just days before he will compete in the Bocuse d'Or USA National Competition. More>>
Members of the West Virginia Senate passed two bills Tuesday, the first to make it out of that chamber. More>>
City Holding Co.'s earnings increased $1.7 million to $40.7 million in 2011 over 2010 despite smaller earnings in the fourth quarter.
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Regulations and competition from natural gas bring the U.S. Energy Information Administration's projection of coal use in 2035 down 100 million short tons from last year's projection. More>>
West Virginia's second area code is nearly three years old but there's still not much demand for it. The 681 area code went into effect in late March 2009. More>>
West Virginia lawmakers plan to consider a constitutional amendment creating the elected office of lieutenant governor. More>>
Hundreds of the hottest cars, trucks, crossovers, exotics and more will cruise into the Charleston Civic Center Jan. 27-29, for the 2012 West Virginia International Auto Show. More>>
Kroger is closing a store in West Virginia and a bottling plant in Virginia that employ a total 164 workers. More>>
Have you heard? 40 is the new 30. That's miles per gallon. Not age. More>>
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West Virginia officials believe the state remains a contender for a multibillion-dollar chemical plant that could create an estimated 12,000 jobs, following a Thursday meeting More>>
CONSOL Energy reported record fourth-quarter and year-end earnings on Thursday, Jan. 26 while also announcing it is concentrating its Marcellus and Utica shale gas activities in "wet" fields. More>>
Del. Mike Manypenny is leading the charge in the West Virginia House to codify a moratorium on coal slurry injection.
More>>
Cristin Parks always had an open relationship with her mom. She felt she could talk to her about anything — except birth control. A missed period led Parks' mom to believe she was pregnant, so she purchased More>>
The fate of the company's old West Virginia plants at Albright, Rivesville and Willow Island is to be decided in the coming several weeks.
More>>
Following up on his State of the Union promise to detail a "blueprint" for a greener, more energy secure nation, President Barack Obama's administration released further details of the natural gas centered plan Thursday morning.
More>>
West Virginia's K-12 education system came in dead last on the American Legislative Exchange Council's annual report card, released Jan. 24. More>>
West Virginia's public employee pension system brought in more revenue than it paid in benefits in 2010, just as the systems in its neighboring states did, according to data released Thursday, Jan. 26, by the Census Bureau. More>>
One bill addressed raises for state employees that resulted in some family court secretary clerks and case coordinators being paid more than current caps. More>>
House Minority Leader says Legislature needs to step up to address issues related to unemployment, poverty. More>>
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