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- Activists Shout It from the Mountaintop
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OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jul 1 (OneWorld.net) - A renowned climate scientist, an actress, a former lawmaker, and local residents in West Virginia were arrested last week while protesting the coal mining method of mountaintop removal, which environmental experts and citizens say destroys mountain ranges and contaminates water.
- Va. dad lured son home, then shot him: police
AXTON, Va. -- A college student who survived a shooting that killed his mother and brother told police his father lured him to the family's house in southwest Virginia. Henry Carter remained in fair condition at a North Carolina hospital Monday morning.
- WVa couple get bridge souvenior in their bedroom
(AP)
AP - A West Virginia couple got an unexpected souvenir from the demolition of the Pomeroy Mason Bridge when a piece of it landed in their spare bedroom. When workers imploded the top half of a pier Wednesday, the blast sent a football-sized piece through the siding of Steve and Kelly Stewart's house in Mason. Kelly Stewart said the piece landed in a bean bag chair and missed her by a few feet.
- US Supreme Court overturns Massey Coal ruling in West Virginia
Washington DC (Platts)--8Jun2009 The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a West Virginia Supreme Court judge should have recused himself from a case involving Massey Energy, after the head of the coal producer spent $3 million to help the judge win his
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Introduction
West Virginia became the United States thirty-fifth state on June 20, 1863. The capital is Charleston. This state takes its name from the "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth I. Mother's Day began in West Virginia and that is just one of many firsts. The first rural mail delivery, the first brick street, the first free school for African Americans, and the first state sales tax all originated in the Mountain State. West Virginia measures 24,087 square miles, ranking it 41st in size among the 50 states.
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E! Online - Daryl Hannah made quite the splash in West Virginia today.
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