County clerks are scrambling to get ready for the special election on August 28 to choose candidates to run for the senate seat left vacant by Robert C. Byrd.
Representatives from Vet Centers, colleges and universities from across the state traveled to Concord University Wednesday.
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Competition for the Greenbrier Classic is set to begin Thursday at White Sulphur Springs. The event is expected to have a significant economic impact on West Virginia.
By Emily Corio & Associated Press Another West Virginia city is considering creating a user tax on people who work within city limits.
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Massey Energy could resume mining in the Upper Big Branch mine within six months.
Nearly seven dozen college students have spent their summer working on research at West Virginia University.
A Logan County mine has cleared the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s new criteria for mountaintop removal mining permits.
The 2010 census isn’t over; a new phase of the count has begun. You might get a personal visit or a phone call from a census taker to check the accuracy of your information.
Next month, West Virginia University will offer a new dining experience at the student union. The new café will provide students with hands-on experience about running and operating a dining business.
New rules governing the waste from mountaintop removal mines are in the works. Officials from the federal Office of Surface Mining were in Beckley on Tuesday, taking public comments on the agency’s plans to strengthen water quality around mine sites.
By John Hingsbergen & Associated Press Massey Energy and its investors lost money during the second quarter of this year.
A new study that looks at the economic potential of renewable energy in the South estimates 15-30 percent of the electricity generated there could come from renewable sources with wind, biomass and hydro showing the most potential.
A United Airlines jet headed to California made an emergency landing in Charleston this morning.
Three members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation have introduced legislation designed to protect the pensions of thousands of American mine workers.
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