The West Virginia Coal Association revealed the findings of a recent study that highlights the impact the coal industry has on the state’s economy. According to a press release from the West Virginia ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK)– The West Virginia Coal Festival was represented at Fairs and Festivals Day at the Capitol. The West ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTRF) — A new study reports that coal mining and coal-fired power generation continue to play a major role ...

DRENNEN, W.Va. (AP) — Emergency responders were hoping to use an underwater drone Sunday to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coal mine, authorities said. A mining crew hit an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John E. Amos Power Plant, seen in June 2013, is a coal-fired plant owned and operated by Appalachian Power, a subsidiary of ...

A ruling from the West Virginia Office of Tax Appeals regarding the taxation of personal property for data centers and other “high technology” businesses is going to cost […] ...

Coal mining is alluring for many in rural West Virginia, not for money alone. GLEN DANIEL, W.Va., April 7, 2010— -- Charlie Athey sobbed Tuesday night as he stood before friends and family at a ...

For some, these are the boom times: 401(k)'s are surging, the stock market has hit an all-time high. But drive just 350 miles from the nation's capitol and the conversation isn't about how to get rich ...