A new bill on the senate floor could mean big things for the coal industry in the mountain state. Senator Brian Helton ...

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 ...

According to a WARN Notice sent to 12 News by the Tucker County Commission dated Jan. 29, Mettiki Coal’s Mountain View mine ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVVA) - The West Virginia Public Service Commission has approved a 140-megawatt solar energy plant for ...

A panel of West Virginia lawmakers has approved legislation that could cost the state millions to extend its history of ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Crews found the body inside Alpha Metallurgical ...

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 ...

(AP) - Crews desperately continued removing massive amounts of water in an effort to locate a trapped worker inside a flooded coal mine in West Virginia as the work entered a fifth day Wednesday. Gov.

The Battle of Blair Mountain wasn't just a labor dispute gone wrong. It was the moment the federal government deployed troops, bombers, and military force to suppress American workers fighting for ...

Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines had been pumping water out of Alpha ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded ...