Entertainment prepares to make its way to part of Raleigh County with the WV Day Festival. According to a post on the Beckley Events’ Facebook page, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, ...

R. Fred Lewis, one of the last liberal lions of the Florida Supreme Court, whose youth as a coal miner’s son and devotion to ...

A Florida court spokesman said Lewis will lie in state within the Florida Supreme Court rotunda from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on ...

Choosing where to spend retirement used to feel like a trade-off: either you picked somewhere beautiful and stretched every ...

BECKLEY, W.Va (WOWK) — On its Q1 earnings call Tuesday morning, AEP told investors that it will continue to pursue rate case filings across several states, including West Virginia. With AEP’s rates ...

West Virginia has a longstanding relationship with coal, rooted in the state's geography and rapid industrial development in the late 19th century.

RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) – Environmental advocates and community members turned out Wednesday evening for an informal ...

BOGOTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Colombia's government on Friday said it will ask miner Glencore (GLEN.L), opens new tab to meet with authorities in the northern province of ‌La Guajira as well as community ...

BECKLEY — The Friends of Coal Ladies this month began their six-week “Coal in the Classroom” program for third-grade students at Saint Peter and Paul Catholic School and Saint Francis de Sales School.

If you follow the Trump administration’s social media posts, you might spot its new mascot: a cartoon lump of coal with big eyes and babylike features. “Coalie” sparked a backlash almost as soon as ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Mine Safety and Health Administration cuts are intended to improve efficiency rather than reduce mine safety, according to U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Keith Sonderling.

Ten thousand armed coal miners occupied Blair Mountain in late August 1921, facing machine gun positions, private aircraft dropping homemade bombs, and an expanding force of deputies financed by coal ...