By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A laid-off West Virginia coal miner, who entered the spotlight last year after confronting presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, announced his candidacy Tuesday for the U.S. Senate. Jimmy “Bo” Copley II, who questioned Clinton for remarks she made about the declining coal industry,[Read More…]

By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A strong market for metallurgical coal propelled Arch Coal to higher earnings in the fourth quarter, and company executives said they continue to plan to develop additional met coal reserves in North Central West Virginia. Arch reported net income of $51.7[Read More…]

Staff reports The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Sheetz convenience store chain announced Monday that it plans to hire nearly 300 employees in West Virginia as part of a companywide push to add more than 3,4000 full-time and part-time positions. Right now, 57 percent of the company’s staff is[Read More…]

By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawyers for EQT Corp., on Tuesday, urged a new lineup of state Supreme Court justices to find that the company is permitted to deduct a variety of post-production expenses when it sends checks to a group of mineral royalty owners covered[Read More…]

By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the Atlantic Coast Pipeline heads toward its final approval or rejection from federal regulators, its developers and its opponents are arguing over whether it will require the removal of 19 miles of ridgeline in West Virginia and a similar amount[Read More…]

By BROOKE BINNS The Inter-Mountain PHILIPPI, W.Va.  — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Monday that school meals will no longer have to meet certain federal requirements, and local school officials say the decision may have an effect on the meals served to area children. In 2010, the Healthy, Hunger-Free[Read More…]

By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — City leaders fear an absolute smoking ban at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack would cripple the business, but Wheeling-Ohio County Health Administrator Howard Gamble said the public deserves protection from secondhand smoke. During Wheeling City Council’s meeting Tuesday, Councilman Dave Palmer[Read More…]

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — According to a recent release from WalletHub, West Virginia is the fourth most gambling-addicted state in the nation. The study, inspired by the upcoming Kentucky Derby on Saturday, reported Americans lose roughly $100 billion through gambling each year. WalletHub analysts compared 50[Read More…]

Treasurer’s U.P. division pays out $1.4 million in claims CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginians are creatures of both the old and new, as evidenced in April by the way they filed for $1.4 million in unclaimed property. Electronic claims are the favorite way to file for lost assets, both in[Read More…]

From the office of U.S. Sen. Capito:  GO Act creates new “Gigabit Opportunity Zones” to better connect low-income, rural communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., today introduced tech neutral legislation to accelerate the development of high-speed internet in low-income and rural communities. The Gigabit Opportunity Act or GO Act expands broadband in[Read More…]