Coal

Shade-Central City school board members are appealing a coal reserve value assessment that could alleviate the tax burden on residents.   “It would help our school district as well as many others,”  board Vice President Michael Knapp said...

A proposed route for trains shipping coal to Asian markets would increase traffic holdups at Seattle railroad crossings by between one and three hours each day by 2026, a study commissioned by the Seattle Department of Transportation found. The...

Republicans were not short of confidence Thursday at a rally in front of the Clark County Courthouse. Clark County Republican Party Chairman Bob Mayfield predicted a Republican victory in the race for state representative between his wife, incumbent...

Years of mining in the Coal Run watershed have taken a toll on water quality through the release of abandoned mine drainage.   But an aggressive treatment system in the watershed will help Coal Run and the Casselman River.   Len Lichvar, Somerset...

The Virginia U.S. Senate race is among the most closely watched and hotly contested in the country, and the outcome could determine which party controls the Senate. WDBJ7's Hollani Davis goes one on one with Republican George Allen. Hollani:...

As part of a pending civil lawsuit, a Pittsburgh senior federal judge determined that Svonavec Inc. did not establish that it possessed any right to mine the coal under the Flight 93 National Memorial at the time the United States acquired the company's...

By Rachel Gilliam The Winchester Sun The Clark County Candidates Forum included candidates for national office for the first time during the 2012 event Thursday night. Republican challenger for the Sixth District Congressional seat Andy Barr faced state...

This week's Election 2012 candidate profile focuses on the 9th District Congressional race. The 9th district is located in the southwest portion of the state and includes Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Floyd, Craig, Carroll, and Grayson Counties, along with...

Speakers at the Somerset County Republican Fall Banquet were fired up about coal Thursday and the fate of one of the county's largest industries.   Keynote speaker John Pippy, CEO of the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance, described the "war on coal" as a war...

WASHINGTON -- Not a word has been said in the presidential debates about what may be the most urgent and consequential issue in the world: climate change. President Obama understands and accepts the scientific consensus that the burning of fossil fuels...

Political novices Democrat John Maxey and Republican Paul Espinosa, are running against each other to represent the new 66th Delegate District in what is, geographically, Jefferson County’s largest political jurisdiction. Created by the state...

In our Election 2012 coverage, we focus on the 9th Congressional District.  It is located in the southwestern portion of the state and it includes Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Floyd and Craig Counties and parts of Henry and Roanoke Counties. Incumbent 9th...