Deadly 1921 coal miner revolt in West Virginia remembered
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fed up with poor wages, work and living conditions, thousands of coal miners a century ago marched in an effort to...
20 states sue over Biden admin school, work LGBT protections
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Attorneys general from 20 states sued President Joe Biden's administration Monday seeking to halt directives that extend federal sex discrimination protections...
West Virginia woman pleads guilty to entering US Capitol
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A college student from West Virginia who was seen taking a “Members Only” sign near the Senate chambers after entering the...
Bojangles closing eateries for 2 days; workers won’t be paid
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The North Carolina-based Bojangles chain of restaurants announced Friday it will close all of its company-owned establishments on two upcoming days,...
12-state human trafficking operation nets rescues 47 victims
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities made 102 arrests and rescued 47 victims as part of a 12-state effort to combat human trafficking, Missouri's top...
Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids
Kentucky and Texas joined a growing list of states that are seeing record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a surge that is overwhelming...
Kentucky man convicted in killing after governor’s pardon
LONDON, Ky. — A man pardoned by Kentucky's former governor for a 2014 drug robbery killing has been convicted for the same slaying in...
Old Alabama fossil plant’s smokestacks toppled by dynamite
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. — Six smokestacks at a decommissioned power plant in Alabama crashed to the ground Wednesday in a controlled implosion that began with...
GOP lawmakers in Kentucky assume lead role in fighting COVID
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A landmark decision by the Kentucky Supreme Court has largely shifted responsibility for the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic from...
Kentucky lawmaker charged in domestic dispute case resigns
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky lawmaker who won reelection despite facing criminal charges for allegedly choking a woman and trying to “hog tie" her...