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Public service districts struggle after floods tear up infrastructure 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1409

West Virginia man awarded $5.1 million in family business feud case 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1802

Federal judge rules against Fayette County frack waste storage ban 0 Panich52 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1398

Mr. Moustache and Electra-kitty 12 Flaxbee Jul 2016 Jul 2016 15 2636

West Virginia News - 7/3/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 4 1535

Fitzpatrick waives extradition, will be brought back to WV to face charges 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1471

West Virginia News - 6/26/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1478

xp - Burning house washes down Howard's Creek in WV flood disaster (video) 0 Panich52 Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1460

Is everyone okay? 2 Staph Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1561

Happy Birthday, West Virginia! 5 Petrushka Jun 2016 Jun 2016 9 2428

Tornado Causes Bad Wreck on I-81 in West Virginia. 0 elleng Jun 2016 Jun 2016 7 1615

West Virginia News - 6/9/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1461

West Virginia News - 6/2/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1395

Mom Socked Son Over Taco Bell Grub 5 left-of-center2012 May 2016 May 2016 2 2261

Coal company executive Ben Hatfield found dead in Mingo cemetery 8 mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 May 2016 6 3061

West Virginia News - 5/10/2016 2 TexasTowelie May 2016 May 2016 0 1425

Country Roads! 0 elleng May 2016 May 2016 9 1487

Saturday Special: Bernie Campaign Brochures (English), Bernie Message Ink Pens, 0 appalachiablue May 2016 May 2016 2 1392

West Virginia News - 5/3/2016 0 TexasTowelie May 2016 May 2016 0 1383

Now Speaking, WV State Sen. Jeff Kessler (D) Candidate for Governor, with #WeThePeople 0 appalachiablue May 2016 May 2016 3 1651

West Virginia News - 4/24/2016 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1624

West Virginia News - 4/17/2016 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1629

West Virginia News - State employee told to remove Gadsen flag, Blankenship appeals conviction 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1789

WV judge rejects claims for restitution from former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1498

WV lawmakers legalize drinking raw milk, celebrate by drinking raw milk... 1 rocktivity Mar 2016 Apr 2016 4 1998

Oil & Gas Interests Continue Onslaught Against WV Residents 1 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1816

WV Senate Bill #508 is a Kick in the Face to Local Residents 1 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1507

Forced Pooling Resurfaces in WV Legislature 0 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1439

Bernie Endorsed By Vice Chair, West Virginia Democratic Party Christopher J. Regan 0 appalachiablue Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 1809

PBS Frontline: The Mine Wars, Chapter 1 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2192

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Upper Big Branch fireboss describes uncorrected safety hazards at trial 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1566

Blankenship trial—Prosecutors win key pre-trial motions; UBB miners testify 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1504

Don Blankenship faces more prison time for lying to Wall Street than 29 deaths at Upper Big Branch 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 8 1531

Charleston Gazette-Mail Mothman (food) is everywhere in Point Pleasant (video) 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 2 1578

Editorial debate: EPA's terrible War on Coal and 2 realistic responses 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Sep 2015 1 1541

Residents cautioned to avoid Ohio River algae 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1727

Memos detail Blankenship’s push for coal production, ignoring safety violations 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 1612

Martinsburg: man is dead after being struck by train 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1712

Gazette editorial: W.Va.’s chance at the future 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1677

Marcellus Region not Immune from Fracking Health Issues 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1390

Final EPA plan ‘a much tougher road’ for WV 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1370

Sheetz reverses decision to drop WV-made pepperoni rolls (after all, the rolls originated in WV) 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 2 1835

Local farmers battle with companies building Stonewall Gas Gathering Pipeline over crop damage 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1682

WV Gorby Pad Pipeline ‘Explosion’ & Fire Under Investigation (Tyler Co) 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1701

Court of Appeals: pipeline comp no power of eminent domain in KY |Blueprint f/ landowners 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1820

WV Energy Policy? Pipelines! Export our Resources a.s.a.p. 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1739

Tell Congress: Pass the ACHE Act and end mountaintop removal mining. | CREDO Action 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1442

Fracking forum, Huntington, WV June 15 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1694

Coalfield distress - eitorial 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1572

WV Delegate Mike Caputo: Coal Jobs and Safety Act not really about jobs or safety 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1424

Mitch McConnell has recruited some new passengers to ride his Coal Train Express to kill Clean Power 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 4 1945

Petition urging the Fayette County Commission to ban industrial waste dumping, 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1562

Fayette County Injection Wells at Lochgelly (WV) Stir Controversy 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1370

Creationist efitorial screed in Gazette is shameful 7 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 7 2724

As Mountaintop Mining Spreads, Lawmakers Oppose Rule To Protect Streams 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 6 1513

Interstate pipelines to steal from WV 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1506

Atlantic Coast Pipeline continues to raise questions f/ Dominion 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1406

Former DHHR official says she was fired for water testimony 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1585

Court filings say water company built intake upstream from FreedomInd in ’60s, ’70s; not utilized 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1412

Report: Rural WV roads, bridges among worst in nation, MI worst 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1443

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Interactive map showing communities at risk from continued mountaintop removal mining. 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 3 1467

PA resident urges: "Fight the gas companies" 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1468

MVP and ACP Pipeline Meetings Scheduled in WV 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1349

Patriot Coal files Chapter 11 — again 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1426

Study warns of MCHM toxicity 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1335

Proposed rule on noise limits for oil, gas sites in PA pleases none (plus WV rep't) 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1512

Diesel Fuel Tanker Truck Fire Shuts I-79, Northwest of Morgantown WV 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1662

Charleston Council has questions about MCHM dumping 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1562

DEP blasts Freedom cleanup/bankruptcy proposal 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1294

Freedom Industries waste headed for Charleston landfill 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1535

The tortured hills of West Virginia 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1278

A better way to monitor water 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1864

April/May 2015: UpComing Meetings on Pipelines & Watersheds in West Virginia 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1628

WV-DEP should reform itself in the public interest 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1629

WV lawsuit against clinic a travesty 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 1887

Tonite on Al Jazeera's Faultlines: "Water for Coal," 10 pET 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1551

Coal job losses more than offset by other energy gains, but not in W.Va. 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1909

Opinion: Mountaintop removal mining is a crime against Appalachia 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1833

Appalachian Preservation Project conference open to the public 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1633

West Virginia Railroad Museum on track for April 18 grand opening 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1749

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