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Four people have been indicted on felony charges of voter fraud stemming from a town council election in the southwest Virginia town of St.

Four people have been indicted on felony charges of voter fraud stemming from a town council election in the southwest Virginia town of St.

Local and state authorities arrested 32 people targeted in an ongoing drug investigation in Wise County on Thursday, according to the county's commonwealth's attorney's office.

ST. PAUL, Va. - Charlie Engle won't go so far as calling himself the "Singing Librarian." After all, you won't find Engle crooning the classics of William Faulkner.

Opponents of a new coal-fired power plant in Wise County plan to take their fight to the courts after failing to persuade state regulators to block construction of the project.

Sometime early last month, a dog and her four newborn puppies were dumped at a garbage site on Radio Road in Castlewood, Va.

ST. PAUL, Va. - With newly elected town council members now in office, the panel voted at an organizational meeting on Tuesday not to re-hire Police Chief Scott Brooks.

Thursday's regional roundup - St. Paul, Va., postmaster arrested on drug charges; Unhappy puppy buyers testify at Blountville dog breeder's trial; Rogersville BMA OKs budget, no tax hike; Study suggests ...

A coordinated law enforcement sting operation has led to federal drug charges against a local United States postmaster, and charges are pending against other people, authorities said Wednesday.

BY DEBRA McCOWN BRISTOL HERALD COURIER ST. PAUL, Va. - Police Chief Scott Brooks, who was essentially fired by the town council on Tuesday, wasn't the first chief to be sent packing by politics in this town, ...

Your Tri-Cities News Source talks exclusively with the woman who watched a child pornography controversy unfold right in front of her.

UPDATE : It appears that bail has been set at $2000 each, that's $26,000 total. Please donate if you are able.

This morning in Richmond, Virginia, twelve activists from Blue Ridge Earth First! were arrested while participating in a blockade of the Dominion property on Tredegar Street.

Members of the Virginia Air Pollution Board made a decision on Wednesday that will have a lasting affect on the Southwest Virginia.

Special to The Virginian-Pilot Environmentalists say mining methods that use dynamite to clear trees and rocks to reach coal on mountaintops, such as this one in Wise County, Va., are ecologically dangerous.

Virginia Air Pollution Control Board members will hear public comment on Tuesday, and on Wednesday may decide the fate of the proposed Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center.

Image 1 of 5 A mountaintop mining site in Wise County in Southwest Virginia. Dynamite is used to clear trees and rocks to reach coal beneath.

Hanging out with the kids at Plumb Alley Day last weekend reminded me just how much fun folks have when it comes to summer in the Mountain Empire.

Members of the St. Peter and St. Paul Church choir practice Wednesday evening. Click the button above to see all of our community coverage, or go straight to your community's homepage with the menu below.

“It's always worth it to find your relatives no matter what the circumstances were”

Michael Messing, features@knoxnews.com Saturday, May 17, 2008 The five brothers together at the reunion last month. via Knoxville News Sentinel