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Roanoke-based Southern Coal gets AEP contract, recalls workers
Southern Coal Corp. is recalling several hundred laid-off miners in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia and plans to hire 650 new workers. Roanoke-based Southern Coal announced Tuesday that it has entered into a multiyear contract to supply coal to...
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West Virginia remembers 2nd anniversary of mine disaster
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin wants West Virginians to observe a moment of silence, starting at 3:01 p.m. Thursday to mark the second anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster and the deaths of 29 men. Methane and coal dust...
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New governor elected in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) --
Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin has won a special election for governor in West Virginia, overcoming
Republican attempts to tie him to President Barack Obama and the health care plan.
Tomblin has served as acting governor since Joe...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Politics
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Former Beckley hospital executive Karen Bowling named W.Va. health secretary
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former hospital executive will soon head West Virginia's Department of Health and Human Resources. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin named Karen Bowling on Wednesday to his Cabinet effective July 1. The appointment follows an in-...Tags: Sports, Executive Branch, Politics, Government, Bowling
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Feds approve W.Va.'s waiver request from No Child Left Behind law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has won some limited freedom from the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind. Federal officials say the state can start using its own system to identify struggling schools and devote resource to...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, School Examinations, Crime, Law and Justice
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Here is the latest West Virginia news from The Associated Press
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a Moundsville city sanitation worker who was hit by a falling tree limb. Moundsville police tell media outlets that a garbage truck brushed the limb, causing it to break loose...Tags: Social Issues, Accidental Death, Medical Procedures and Tests, Lakes Entertainment Incorporated, Women's Health
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Big decision looms for W.Va. House of Delegates in wake of speaker's resignation plans
Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision once Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet. Choosing a new leader will help set the stage for 2014, when Republicans aim to wipe...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Elections
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Tomblin naming Thompson new veterans secretary; House to elect new speaker
Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — House Speaker Richard Thompson is resigning from the West Virginia Legislature to join Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet as secretary of Veterans Assistance. Tomblin announced Thursday that Thompson will succeed Secretary...Tags: West Virginia Legislature, U.S. Army
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W.Va. DMV offers drivers a new license plate to commemorate state's 150th birthday this summer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Drivers can now show their state pride with a new license plate marking West Virginia's 150th birthday. The Division of Motor Vehicles is offering the tag to the owners of passenger vehicles throughout the year. The DMV... -
Tomblin appoints Revenue Dept. counsel Matkovich as acting tax commissioner
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is promoting a Department of Revenue lawyer to oversee West Virginia tax policy. The governor is appointing Mark Matkovich as acting state tax commissioner, effective Wednesday. Matkovich will take...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Executive Branch, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tomblin creates task force on early childhood education planning in W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has created a task force to improve the health, development and education readiness of West Virginia children from birth to age 5. The panel will also examine pre-natal services available to...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Politics, Government
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Tomblin holds ceremonial signing of new W.Va. pipeline safety legislation
SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — State and local officials are marking West Virginia's new pipeline safety law. Media outlets report that Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin held a symbolic bill signing Monday at the Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department. Tomblin had...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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