State responses to Supreme Court's election spending ruling range from defiant to confused The U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of decades-old campaign spending limits gives states scant time to face an election-year dilemma: brace for a flood of new money in politics, or ...
US rig count increases by 23 to 1,396 The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 23 this week to 1,396. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 926 rigs were exploring for natural ...
Indian conglomerate Essar buys W.Va. coal company A subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Essar Group has agreed to buy West Virginia-based Trinity Coal. Trinity's owner, Boston-based Denham Capital, announced the $600 million deal with Essar Minerals on Friday. Trinity operates 13 mines — ...
Patriot Coal resumes operations at West Virginia mine threatened by dangerous gas levels Patriot Coal Corp. resumed operations at a West Virginia mine evacuated last month due to dangerous air in a sealed area. The coal producer, based in St. Louis, said ...
Feds investigating as Pa. producer recalls thousands of air packs used in nation's coal mines A belt-worn breathing device that coal miners count on to save their lives during fires, explosions and entrapments was voluntarily recalled Friday because of a problem with ...
West Virginia House Democrats blocked an anti-gay marriage measure from reaching the floor for a vote Tuesday Democrats in West Virginia have blocked a measure that would limit marriage to a heterosexual union in the state's constitution from reaching the House floor, ...
Roll Vote: Senate approves tax breaks for businesses that hire the unemployed The 70-28 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate passed a jobs bill offering tax breaks to companies that hire unemployed workers. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass ...
<div id="subtitle">Kenyan native living in US pleads guilty in scam that duped states out of $3.3 million</div><div><p>A woman told a federal judge that she was following orders from coconspirators in her native Kenya when she helped dupe West Virginia's auditor out of ...
<div id="subtitle">Dominion to improve natural gas distribution with $253 million project in West Virginia</div><div><p>Power company Dominion Resources said Wednesday it will spend $253 million to upgrade a network of natural gas pipelines in West Virginia that was never designed to handle the ...
<div><p>A treacherous wintry storm slammed the East Coast on Saturday, dumping more than a foot of snow in some areas and creating misery for motorists on the weekend before Christmas.</p><p>Officials urged residents to stay indoors, and many heeded the warning. A mall ...
