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Alpha Natural Resources continues to scale back its coal-mining operations.
Workers were told Friday at mines in West Virginia and Virginia that they were being laid off. The total in both states is more than 160, with the majority occurring in West Virginia, according to media reports.
Alpha cited a soft market for its coal in announcing the so-called reduction in force at four West Virginia mines. They’re in Raleigh and Boone counties.
In Virginia, 25 workers were laid off in Tazewell County.
Alpha plans to end operations at 23 properties in West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky, among others. It’s part of a bankruptcy restructuring.
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Unemployment fell from 4.7% in February to 4.5% for March. Nationally, unemployment fell by a tenth to 4.3%.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTwo weeks ago, on April 16, John Lucas was run over by an ambulance from the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority at 2 a.m. in Elkview. And then he was dragged for nearly two miles. He died from his injuries. News Director Eric Douglas spoke with the family’s attorney, Scott Summers, and brings us this interview.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCases of Lyme disease have seen a sharp rise in recent years, so reporter Chris Schulz recently spoke with Dr. Kane Maiers, associate medical director for UPMC GoHealth Urgent Care in West Virginia to learn more.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAs temperatures rise and people start heading outside, the chance of contracting a tick-borne illness goes up. Cases of Lyme disease have seen a sharp rise in recent years, so reporter Chris Schulz recently spoke with Dr. Kane Maiers, associate medical director for UPMC GoHealth Urgent Care in West Virginia, to learn more.
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