States such as West Virginia were left limping after mines ... “We’re bringing back an industry that was abandoned,” Trump said of a coal renaissance at his executive order signing.

On May 19, 1920, ten people were killed in a gun battle between coal miners, who were led by a local police chief, and a group of private security guards hired to evict them for joining a union in ...

CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. May 11, 1909: Filmmaker ...

(Photo by Derek Redd) WHEELING — With more than 21,000 abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells throughout West Virginia, state officials – concerned both with community safety and ...

Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who served as a centrist Democrat for most of his career before becoming an independent last spring, denounced his state’s move to ban ranked-choice voting ...

Culloden, West Virginia — It's generally not socially acceptable to air a person's dirty laundry. But in the case of foster mother Kari Cox of Culloden, West Virginia, the sheer volume of her ...

West Virginia utility infielder Sam White (11) is greeted by first baseman Grant Hussey (9) at the plate in the fourth inning against Texas Tech / Christopher Hall - West Virginia on S The West ...

New laws in Montana and West Virginia, effective in July, allow optometrists to perform laser surgeries. Fourteen U.S. states now permit optometric laser surgery. Starting in July, optometrists in ...

Granville, WV – The No. 16 West Virginia Mountaineers (39-7, 18-4) handle the Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-28, 11-13) in a series deciding game three Sunday afternoon 5-0. West Virginia broke the ...

A small earthquake rattled parts of west-central Virginia Tuesday afternoon.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 2.8-magntitude earthquake was recorded around Dillwyn and Farmville around 1: ...