06/22/11 On Friday, 62 new Virginia State Police troopers are set to graduate from the police academy in Richmond, Va. By Monday, another set of fresh-faced young recruits will take their places, to spend 36 weeks learning and practicing for their time in the field.
06/22/11 Coal Gas Recovery, LLC , an affiliate of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. , recently received the Southwestern Virginia Technology Council's High Tech Excellence in Green Technology Award.
06/22/11 The Virginia Highlands Festival in Abingdon is about to start up once again, this time with a new sponsor.
06/21/11 Interested in fiddle and banjo music, crafts, galleries, small towns and Americana? You'll find them on The Crooked Road, about 250 miles along Virginia's southwest corner.
06/16/11 Jim Counts thought he only had one book in him. Fortunately for those who fell in love with the characters in his "Not As Man Sees," he was wrong.
06/16/11 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A federal judge on Monday permanently barred a group of anti-mining activists from trespassing on the former Massey Energys West Virginia coal mines to settle a lawsuit over a tree-sitting protest in Raleigh County. Massey filed the...
06/16/11 King College has hired regional engineering and architectural firm Thompson & Litton as its building consultant to review the feasibility of using the former Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Va., in the development of an allopathic school of medicine and health sciences center.
06/16/11 Investigators have confirmed someone drowned at Warriors Path State Park in Kingsport this afternoon.
06/15/11 CHARLESTON -- The United Mine Workers says members would get a $6 an hour raise over the duration of a tentative 51/2-year contract with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association.
06/15/11 The United Mine Workers says members would get a $6 an hour raise over the duration of a tentative 5 1/2-year contract with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association.
06/08/11 Russell County authorities have an inmate in custody they say escaped in St. Paul early this morning as regional jail officers were making an exchange.
06/08/11 Tyler McDaniel continues to hold his place in the lead after the second round of the Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star with a tournament total 5-under-par 135 with three birdies.
06/07/11 Get ready for reading enjoyment as the annual Adult Summer Reading Program gets under way June 13, continuing through July 21 at all Washington County libraries.
06/07/11 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Coal industry officials on Tuesday roundly criticized two sets of new safety rules proposed by federal regulators following an explosion that killed 29 West Virginia miners last year. The West Virginia Coal Association and Alpha Natur...
06/07/11 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Coal industry officials on Tuesday roundly criticized two sets of new safety rules proposed by federal regulators following an explosion that killed 29 West Virginia miners last year. The West Virginia Coal Association and Alpha...
06/07/11 Heartwood officials say Southwest Virginia will change the nation's negative perception of Appalachia.
06/07/11 First Round results from the Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at WindStone Golf Club. Scott Stevens of Chattanooga shot a 73.
06/07/11 Mother Nature greeted racers and fans alike with near perfect racing conditions as Wythe Raceway continued its 42nd season of racing.
06/03/11 ANDERSON, ROBERT FULLER, Roswell, Ga., today, 11 a.m., East Canaan Cemetery, South Canaan. Memorials: Bird Dog Foundation, P.O. Box 774, Grand Junction, TN 38039; Salvation Army, P.O. Box 269, Alexandria, VA 22313; or the Shriners Hospital, 2900 Rocky Po
06/03/11 Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series The Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star is one of 10 events in the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series. | 
