West Virginia

An empty coal train operated by CSX has derailed Wednesday outside of Sandstone, West Virginia, causing fuel to spill into the New River, officials say.

West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore details new proxy voting legislation that prohibits ESG investments and better protects taxpayer dollars from being spent on those projects.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has helped divert millions of dollars in federal funds to organizations associated with his wife Gayle Manchin in recent years.

Walgreens has agreed to pay $83 million to the state of West Virginia to settle a lawsuit claiming the pharmacy chain contributed to the opioid crisis.

Coal miners and industry groups lambasted President Biden for his pledge last week to shut down coal plants 'all across America,' saying he was out of touch with Americans.

Attorneys general from Tennessee, Montana and 22 other states warned credit card companies a plan to track gun purchases could violate consumer protection laws.

Small businesses in West Virginia are now able to apply for low-interest disaster loans for damages incurred during the severe storms and flooding in the sate last spring.

The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to force companies to calculate their own greenhouse emissions, as well as those of their suppliers and vendors.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy's BHE Renewables, owned by Warren Buffett, is partnering with West Virginia to create an industrial park powered by renewable energy.

Environmental groups slammed a permitting reform deal announced by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., saying it would "accelerate the wildlife extinction crisis."

The Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority has named Dominique Ranieri to be the new CEO. The airport has not had a female CEO in its 75-year history.

Pure Watercraft has announced a $5 million investment into a former steel plant in West Virginia. The company expects to start building and fulfilling orders at the plant in early 2023.

SPARKZ, an energy startup that makes electric batteries, is opening a 482,000-square-foot plant in Taylor County, WV. A recruitment drive has started for the first group of employees.

Republican states are preparing policies seeking to hit back at banks and financial institutions that have pledged to boycott fossil fuel investments as part of their green agenda.

West Virginia reached a $400 million settlement on Monday with opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., Cardinal Health Inc., and McKesson Corp.

West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore detailed the attack on fossil fuels in his state on Fox News Channel's 'Fox & Friends,' Monday, explaining his pushback against top banks.

A baby boy was born on 7/11/22 in a 7-Eleven parking lot in West Virginia while the family had been making its way to the hospital. Fox Business spoke to the new baby's aunt about the delivery.

A German packaging manufacturer invested $48 million into a West Virginia plant will create 100 jobs in Moorefield. This is Papier-Mettler's first U.S. production plant.

WorkForce West Virginia has reported that some people are receiving fraudulent texts. The texts claimed to be associated with the Job Jumpstart Program.

In Benwood, West Virginia, money comes in as coal goes out. Coal mines are going through a hiring shortage, which is hurting production.