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CONSOL energy takes over

CONSOL energy takes over

Pittsburgh-based CONSOL Energy will be paying a Kentucky company 44-million dollars to take over its West Virginia mine assets. A Securities and Exchange Commission filing released yesterday indicates that Southeastern Land LLC will acquire...

Coalfield Corporation gets help

Coalfield Corporation gets help

The Coalfield Development Corporation workforce training and job placement program in Wayne is getting a boost from a federal program. Nearly two-million dollars will be spent through the Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and...

Tomblin new program

Tomblin new program

Governor Tomblin has a new program to help small business recover from the damage of the June 23rd flood. The new RISE WestVirginia grant program was unveiled on Monday. State money and private donations...

Mine owner comes to rescue

Mine owner comes to rescue

A local mine owner in McDowell County came to the rescue of half a dozen families trapped by a large rock and mud slide. Railroad Yard Road in and out of Iaeger was blocked...

Saints helping out too

Saints helping out too

The New Orleans Saints are in West Virginia pitching in after deadly floods ravaged the region where they hold training camp. A news release says the Saints players and staff will be at Villa...

Nascar’s Hamlin helps out

Nascar’s Hamlin helps out

It’s really nice how folks have come to help all the victims of the Greenbrier flooding. The Charleston Gazette reports that NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin is coming to the Greenbrier resort tomorrow evening. Hamlin...

Flood clean up

Flood clean up

A West Virginia county is spending at least $1 million to clean up after deadly, damaging floods last month. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the Kanawha County Commission is allocating another $500,000 to flood...

Civil liberties seeking details

Civil liberties seeking details

West Virginia’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is seeking details related to the death of a 23-year-old black man who was fatally shot by police. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that attorneys with...

Grants available for small businesses

Grants available for small businesses

The state is making millions of dollars in mini-grants available for small businesses that were damaged by deadly floods last month. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Monday that grants of up to $10,000 will...

Woman struck by train

Woman struck by train

A woman is in critical condition after she was struck by a train while crossing railroad tracks in the Jefferson community. According to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, they got...