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President Barack Obama speaks in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Germany, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more — and we will do more," Obama said in Berlin. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama making plans to tackle global warming

President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more — and we will do more," Obama ...

Garrett Tomblin operates a remote control that controls the fire in the mine disaster training area of the Running Right Leadership Academy in Julian, Va., Tuesday, June 11, 2013.  Alpha Natural Resources safety training center that grew out of its $210 million non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

W.Va. mine safety lab creates disasters to train

Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out, the smoke dissipates and the lights come on. The roar of ...

Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game

The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 06-17-34-40-48, Mega Ball: 30 (six, seventeen, thirty-four, forty, forty-eight; Mega Ball: thirty) Estimated jackpot: $36 million

Winning numbers drawn in 'Megaplier' game

The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Megaplier" game were: 2 (two)

Hacking probe in Ohio rape case targets Ky. man

A central Kentucky man who goes by the online name KyAnonymous said Tuesday he is the target of an investigation into who hacked into an Ohio high school's computer and posted a video related the rape of a teenage girl at an alcohol-fueled party. Hacker activists helped propel coverage of ...

'Hollow' debuts on W.Va. Day, screenings Saturday

An interactive documentary film that aims to let the people of McDowell County tell their own stories launches this week, with a website going live Thursday, on West Virginia Day. "Hollow" combines video portraits, user-generated content, data, mapping and soundscapes on a website that explores a coalfields community where life ...

Film on drugs in southern W.Va. goes public July 1

A film that has worried one southern West Virginia community for months will be available to the public through DVD sales and rental downloads July 1. The Charleston Daily Mail (http://bit.ly/11y6x2b) says the documentary "Oxyana" by director Sean Dunne won a special jury mention at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier ...

Workers move a Civil War cannon into position at Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island, S.C., on June 10, 2013 after the gun was conserved. The fort, part of the Fort Sumter National Monument and from which Confederate gunners fired at Sumter in Charleston Harbor to open the Civil War in 1861, recently conserved 10 large cannon. The National Park Service is using computer sensors to monitor the temperature and humidity inside the guns. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

Conservation for big guns that opened Civil War

Preservationists are using computer sensors and other high-tech methods to protect massive iron Civil War guns at a fort in South Carolina that fired on Fort Sumter to open the war in April 1861. The sensors and modern rust-fighting epoxy coatings are being used to preserve historic siege and garrison ...

No Jackpot Winner

None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 28-36-40-48-55 Powerball: 1 (twenty-eight, thirty-six, forty, forty-eight, fifty-five; Powerball: one) Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $85 million jackpot. The prize goes to an ...

Events celebrating W.Va.'s 150th birthday

A look at some free events surrounding West Virginia's 150th birthday celebration in the coming week. For a complete list, visit www.wv150.com : Sunday: Ansted: Hometown Mountain Heritage Festival. Charleston: Kanawha Valley Community Band concert, Kanawha State Forest, 3 p.m. Davis: West Virginia Irish road bowling, Canaan Valley Resort. Huntersville: ...

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