Summit Financial reports lower profit Summit Financial Group's second-quarter profit fell more than 16 percent as the two-state banking company set aside more money for bad loans.
W.V. proposes $400 fee to erect roadside memorials Balancing safety concerns against the wishes of families of highway fatality victims, West Virginia's Division of Highways wants to offer the option of state-maintained memorial signs near crash sites.
2 congressmen fly over mountaintop mining sites A pair of congressmen took an aerial tour of mountaintop mining sites on Friday before meeting residents of the central Appalachian coalfields.
West Virginia fines Massey, ICG West Virginia has levied the maximum fines against mine operators International Coal Group and Massey Energy for safety violations investigators say contributed to the deaths of two miners in accidents last May.
Ohio man gets 8 years in $8M heist A man received eight years in prison Thursday for masterminding an $8 million armored-car heist, a crime he said was born of financial desperation.
Texans sign 3 draft picks and release 4 players The Houston Texans signed three draft picks Tuesday and cleared roster space by releasing four players, including tackle Charles Spencer two years after a serious leg injury.
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