West Virginia News

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The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection may change its policy for inspecting coal ash impoundments after a survey uncovered more problems - and dams - than expected.

AARP West Virginia joined its national organization Thursday in backing the health-care overhaul proposal that is pending in the U.S. House of Representatives.

West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall II -- the loyal Democrat and friend of labor -- is squarely between those who want to restructure the American economy and those who see coal and affordable energy as critical to the nation's strength.

WorkForce West Virginia is working hard to ensure that unemployment benefits are paid correctly to persons who qualify and continues to recover funds from fraudulent claims.

Ever since a man in a chicken costume showed up in front of West Virginia's state Capitol last week, questions have arisen about the stunt's alleged purpose: to legalize cockfighting in the state.

A West Virginia man accused of conspiracy, drug and firearms crimes in a federal racketeering case targeting the Pagans Motorcycle Club has agreed to plead guilty.

More than 2,400 jobs have been saved or created in West Virginia because of federal stimulus funding, according to those who have been spending the money.

Activists with Mountain Justice, Rainforest Action Network and other groups planned protests at Environmental Protection Agency headquarters and across the country Friday to demand the end of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia.

Newly released data say that slot machines are the biggest source of trouble for problem gamblers in West Virginia.

A group of settlements reached by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will provide $665,000 to consumers nationwide.

And this time, they're armed with GPS. Members of the lovably titled Sasquatch Watch of Virginia recently camped out in West Virginia's Allegheny Mountains in hopes of catching the eternally elusive, or just plain mythical, creature.

A West Virginia program that allows hunters to help feed the hungry is asking for a little divine intervention.

North Dakota and Delaware have become the latest states where West Virginians with valid permits can carry concealed handguns.

Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.

The United State Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Irene Berger's appointment to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Two Virginia residents have been arrested in connection with the deaths of three family members in West Virginia, one of which was a Rockingham County, Va.

A team of Bigfoot enthusiasts is hoping to find the legendary creature in the bogs and barrens of a West Virginia wilderness area.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is seeking comment on its preliminary decision to issue an air pollution permit for a planned coal-to-gasoline plant in the southern coalfields.

Four low-level defendants in a federal racketeering case targeting the Pagans Motorcycle Club have cut plea deals requiring them to testify against colleagues tied to the outlaw motorcycle gang.