RICHMOND, Va. (CN) —The Fourth Circuit on Thursday heard from a West Virginia county seeking accountability from coal mining companies responsible for waste dumps, which it claims harm the Johnson ...

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — The longtime leader of the United Mine Workers of America, Cecil Roberts, is retiring. Roberts, a West Virginia native who has served as president of the United Mine ...

For the first time this legislative session, West Virginia senators returned to the state capitol on a weekend.

Watchdog groups said the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection seems poised to allow coal company Keystone West Virginia to walk away from its obligation to treat acid mine drainage ...

Tourists and locals are encouraged to explore the outdoors of the Mountain State through a new passport offered by Visit Southern West Virginia. According to a press ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Longtime United Mine Workers Union President Cecil Roberts has announced his retirement bringing to a close 30-years of leading the labor organization. Roberts, a native of ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WCHS) — Gov. Patrick Morrisey held a news conference from Parkersburg Monday afternoon in Parkersburg to address West Virginia’s ongoing battle with opioids. According to ...

The West Virginia House of Delegates passed the legislation at the request of Gov. Patrick Morrisey. It’s a sweeping energy ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A man accused of killing a woman and putting her body down a mine well in 2021 has been arraigned on new charges. Michael Smith, 46, of Charleston, pleaded not guilty to new ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple received the maximum sentences of decades in prison Wednesday for abusing their adoptive children, which included heavy labor, locking them in ...

KINCAID, W.Va. (WOAY) – A Kanawha River Railroad train derailed in Fayette County, leaving multiple cars off the tracks. The derailment happened in Kincaid while the train was on its way to a coal ...