West Virginia

The Bachelorette Week 2 Recap: I'd Rather Have Miss Piggy as My Mom

Tasha Gordon-Solmon | Posted 05.24.2012

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Tasha Gordon-Solmon

Here's the other thing: Miss Piggy is so much more charismatic than Emily. It was almost unfair they had to share screen time. There was a running gag of Piggy getting jealous of Em and Kermit. And despite Kermit's best efforts to compliment Emily, it was clear he's way out of her league.

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Big East Commissioner Resigns

AP | RALPH D. RUSSO & PAT EATON-ROBB | Posted 05.07.2012

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STORRS, Conn. — Big East Commissioner John Marinatto resigned Monday after less than three years on the job, admitting he was drained by several...

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Arthur Delaney

West Virginia To Drug Test Enrollees In Workplace Training Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.25.2012

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West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) issued an executive order Tuesday that will soon require West Virginians enrolled in state job training progra...

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Matt Sledge

Coal Ash Amendment To House Transportation Bill Would 'Line Industry's Pocketbooks,' Critics Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: House Transportation Bill, Coal Ash Disposal, Video, Coal Ash Waste, David Mckinley Coal Ash, Tennessee Coal Ash, Coal Industry, Keystone XL Pipeline, Coal Ash Amendment, West Virginia, Coal Ash, Little Blue Run Coal Ash, David-Mckinley, Politics News

As the House of Representatives votes on an extension to its transportation bill Wednesday, environmental advocates are crying foul on an amendment th...

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Was Bob Huggins Drunk During Nike Clinic?

Posted 04.18.2012

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West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins was one of many current and former college basketball coaches -- from Coach K to Bob Knight -- to speak at ...

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You're Never too Old for Love

Laverne H. Bardy | Posted 04.15.2012

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Laverne H. Bardy

We met online. He was from West Virginia; I'm from New Jersey. He was looking for Happily Ever After. I was looking for something to do Saturday nights.

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Mississippi Has Highest Rate Of Teen Pregnancies In The U.S.

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

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ATLANTA, April 10 (Reuters) - Mississippi has the highest teen birthrate in the nation while New Hampshire has the lowest, the Centers for Disease C...

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Former WV Mine Boss Pleads Guilty

AP | JOHN RABY | Posted 05.29.2012

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BECKLEY, W.Va. — The former superintendent of a southern West Virginia mine where an explosion killed 29 workers pleaded guilty Thursday to a fe...

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Dave Jamieson

Mine Safety Chief On Upper Big Branch: 'We Could've Done Better'

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 03.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration told lawmakers Tuesday on Capitol Hill that his agency wasn't responsible for the ...

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HORROR: House Fire Kills 8 People, Including 6 Children

AP | JOHN RABY | Posted 05.24.2012

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Alisha Carter-Camp had a new job, a wedding to plan and a 26th birthday to celebrate with a family cookout and toasts to the...

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Panel Blames Regulation Enforcement For Deadly West Virginia Mine Explosion

AP | JOHN RABY | Posted 03.24.2012

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration could have prevented or reduced the likelihood of an April 2010 explosion in so...

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Official: Coal Mines Warning When Inspectors Show Up

AP | Posted 05.23.2012

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The Mine Safety and Health Administration says coal companies are still illegally warning miners when federal inspectors ar...

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Report: Inspectors Missed Problems Before WV Mine Accident

AP | VICKI SMITH | Posted 05.06.2012

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Federal inspectors either missed problems at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch mine or failed to inspect the areas where the...

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PHOTOS: Hollywood Briefly Comes To The Factory Valleys

Randy Fox | Posted 05.05.2012

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Randy Fox

Today, Hollywood is alive again in the cities and valleys of Western PA and its surrounding areas.

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David Lohr

Taylor Siders Missing: Police Search For Missing Teen (UPDATED)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 02.27.2012

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Police in West Virginia have issued an urgent appeal for information about Taylor Siders, a missing teenage girl from Hurricane, a city in Putnam Coun...

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John Rudolf

West Virginia Mine Boss Gary May Charged in Fatal Explosion

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 02.22.2012

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Federal prosecutors in West Virginia filed criminal charges on Wednesday against a former senior supervisor of the Upper Big Branch coal mine, where a...

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Former West Virginia Mine Boss Charged

AP | VICKI SMITH | Posted 04.23.2012

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal prosecutors investigating the West Virginia coal mine explosion that killed 29 men are working their way up the corp...

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Dave Jamieson

West Va. Gov Wants To Drug Test Miners

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Massey Energy, Video, Drug Testing Coal Miners, Mining, West Virginia, Drug Testing, Drugs, Mine Safety, Coal, Earl Ray Tomblin, Upper Big Branch Mine, Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster, Green News

Drug testing for miners has become a crucial component of the safety legislation under consideration in West Virginia in the wake of the Upper Big Bra...

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Battle for Blair Mountain Continues

Jerry Nelson | Posted 04.04.2012

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Jerry Nelson

The campaign to save Blair Mountain has been growing in recent years, culminating in the summer of 2011 with a modern March on Blair Mountain.

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'Green News Report' - January 31, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.01.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Republica...

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'Green News Report' - January 26, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.27.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Drill-Bab...

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'Green News Report' - January 24, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.25.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Capitol H...

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'Green News Report' - January 19, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.20.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: White Hou...

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Two Deaths In Pitkin County Just 35 Minutes Apart

Posted 01.19.2012

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A skiier and snowboarder were killed in separate accidents reported within 35 minutes of each other Wednesday afternoon in Pitkin County. Gabriel L...

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'Green News Report' - January 17, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.18.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The owner...

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