Monday, June 10 2013 10:43 AM EDT2013-06-10 14:43:29 GMT
Dustin Rutledge
Two men from Tornado were arrested in Saint Albans just after noon Saturday for trying to cash a stolen check at the B B & T bank's drive-thru.St. Albans Police say the pair drove up to the drive-thru
Two men are in jail for trying to cash one a check belonging to one of the men's grandmother.
Thursday, June 6 2013 12:56 PM EDT2013-06-06 16:56:42 GMT
The northbound lane of I-77 near the Mahan area of Fayette County is shut down due to a tractor trailer accident. The accident is within a couple miles of the Kanawha County line.
Both northbound lanes of I-77 were shut down near the Mahan area of Fayette County after a tractor trailer flipped. The accident was within a couple miles of the Kanawha County line.
Tuesday, June 4 2013 1:17 PM EDT2013-06-04 17:17:46 GMT
Emergency crews are responding to a report of a crash involving a tractor trailer rig that lost its cargo load along I-64 near Huntington.Both sections of I-64 eastbound and westbound are shutdown while
Traffic backed up in Huntington area along I-64 after truck spilled its load.
Monday, June 17 2013 2:46 PM EDT2013-06-17 18:46:40 GMT
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Twelve demonstrators have been arrested following a protest by mine workers and their supporters in a dispute with St. Louis-based Patriot Coal.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Twelve demonstrators have been arrested following a protest by mine workers and their supporters in a dispute with St. Louis-based Patriot Coal.
Monday, June 17 2013 8:04 AM EDT2013-06-17 12:04:51 GMT
Worth an estimated $1.7 billion, Jim Justice is a prominent member of Lewisburg, but his coal operations are struggling as business owners have filed at least nine lawsuits since late 2011.
Worth an estimated $1.7 billion, Jim Justice is a prominent member of Lewisburg, but his coal operations are struggling as business owners have filed at least nine lawsuits since late 2011.
Sunday, June 16 2013 6:30 PM EDT2013-06-16 22:30:13 GMT
As energy companies vie to exploit vast reserves west of the Mississippi, fracking's new frontier is expanding to the same lands where crops have shriveled and waterways have dried up due to severe drought.
As energy companies vie to exploit vast reserves west of the Mississippi, fracking's new frontier is expanding to the same lands where crops have shriveled and waterways have dried up due to severe drought.
Friday, June 14 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-06-14 20:20:15 GMT
Drilling mud, sludge, and some other shale wastes would be subject to radioactivity testing; classification of drill cuttings is in question. Some hope to separate measure from budget bill entirely.
Drilling mud, sludge, and some other shale wastes would be subject to radioactivity testing; classification of drill cuttings is in question. Some hope to separate measure from budget bill entirely.
SOPHIA, W.Va. (AP) - United Coal Co. says it's resuming production at the southern West Virginia coal mine where two men died within two weeks of each other.
Corporate counsel Jennifer Guthrie said Wednesday that state and federal officials have given their approval to restart the Affinity mine near Sophia. Tennessee-based United is the parent of Pocahontas Coal.
Edward Finney of Bluefield, Va., died Feb. 7 when he was pinned under a hoist he'd been moving trash into. Hoists are used to move miners, equipment and supplies between the surface and the underground operation.
John Myles of Hilltop was crushed by a scoop Feb. 19.
Guthrie says that the first day back for each employee is being devoted to task retraining.
Management says it's also reviewing safety protocols and maintaining close contact with workers.