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Mining Company Reduces Accident Rate As Part of Fed Deal

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The massive coal mining company that reached an agreement six months ago to avoid federal charges over the 2010 mine explosion in West Virginia that killed 29 workers has significantly reduced accident and injury rates, the Associated Press reports. Alpha Natural Resources also is breaking ground on an $18 million training center…

FBI Questions W. Va Treasurer’s Employees in Widening Probe

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By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com FBI Agents spread out across West Virginia on Tuesday night to question employees of the state Treasurer John Perdue about $1,000 campaign contributions made to his unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial primary campaign last spring, reports the Charleston Gazette. “A number of individuals are being interviewed this evening,” U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin…