Stephen Fields of Chauncey was drilling a test hole in a coal seam when the rock came loose from a highwall due to freezing ...

For example, there are several Pocahontas coal seams found in West Virginia—Pocahontas No. 6, Pocahontas No. 4 and Pocahontas No. 3—which can be found in areas outside the Pocahontas Coal Field. The ...

The Kanawha Coal Field is the name used to describe a coal-producing section of West Virginia that includes the following counties, in whole or in part: Kanawha, Putnam, Mason, Clay, Boone, Lincoln, ...

Echoes of the Past' is an article series exploring connections between the WVU sports, the state of West Virginia, and ...

When he ended his term as governor to head to the U.S. Senate, Jim Justice assured West Virginians he was leaving the state ...

The West Virginia Coal Association, the Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia, America’s Coal Associations, and Alpha Metallurgical Resources are also listed as plaintiffs. New York’s law ...

West Virginia led the charge against New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, suing to block the law that requires polluters ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — One person was taken to a hospital after an explosion in a West Virginia neighborhood and nearby homes were evacuated, officials said. The explosion happened Sunday in ...

House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw expressed concern as to how the tariff would impact coal production in West Virginia and ultimately state revenues. “That remains uncertain to us ...

U.S. Sen. Jim Justice said he transformed West Virginia’s financial policy from cow dung into gold during his time as ...

Javon Small is front and center of every team's scouting report when playing West Virginia, and it's fairly obvious as to why. He's an elite three-level scorer, and the Mountaineers don't have one ...

West Virginia University is one of more than 800 institutions with graduate schools surveyed by U.S. News on an annual basis. West Virginia University confers degrees through various schools ...