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THURMOND (WVVA) - The search continues this morning for a missing boater in Fayette County. A man in his 40s and his adult son were on a boat in the New River Wednesday when, the son says, his fatherMore >> THURMOND (WVVA) - The body of a man who went missing while boating in the New River has been found dead. The body of 41-year-old Bradley Alexander Sr. was found just below the Thurmond Bridge Sunday around Noon.More >> BECKLEY (WVVA) - Charges have been filed in an attempted robbery that resulted in one of the suspects being shot by the homeowner. Brian Andrew Webb, 19, of Arnett and Tonya Beckner, 22, of Fairdale,More >> BECKLEY (WVVA) - Charges have been filed in an attempted robbery that resulted in one of the suspects being shot by the homeowner. Brian Andrew Webb, 19, of Arnett and Tonya Beckner, 22, of Fairdale,More >> TAZEWELL (WVVA) - The Town of Tazewell has named a new chief of police. Town Manager Jerry Wood says DeWitt Cooper will take over the town's police force on June 4. Cooper is a 17-year police veteran,More >> TAZEWELL (WVVA) - The Town of Tazewell has named a new chief of police. Town Manager Jerry Wood says DeWitt Cooper will take over the town's police force on June 4. Cooper is a 17-year police veteran,More >> ABINGDON, Va. (AP) -- A former southwest Virginia postmaster will spend a year and a day in prison for stealing more than $34,000 from the U.S. Postal Service. Fifty-six-year-old Cynthia K. Landore pleadedMore >> ABINGDON, Va. (AP) -- A former southwest Virginia postmaster will spend a year and a day in prison for stealing more than $34,000 from the U.S. Postal Service. Fifty-six-year-old Cynthia K. Landore pleadedMore >> TAZEWELL (WVVA) - The people at Pyott-Boone Electronics teed off Thursday at the Tazewell Country Club for their 8th annual 'Driving for a Cure' tournament. The goal is to raise between $6-8 thousandMore >> TAZEWELL (WVVA) - The people at Pyott-Boone Electronics teed off Thursday at the Tazewell Country Club for their 8th annual 'Driving for a Cure' tournament. The goal is to raise between $6-8 thousandMore >> RICHLANDS (WVVA) - Officials, airport employees and dozens of supporters were on hand Thursday to unveil a new hangar at the Tazewell County Airport. The new Hunter-Horn Hangar is 10,000 square feet andMore >> RICHLANDS (WVVA) - Officials, airport employees and dozens of supporters were on hand Thursday to unveil a new hangar at the Tazewell County Airport. The new Hunter-Horn Hangar is 10,000 square feet andMore >> CHARLESTON - The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is warning utility customers of a scam claiming the federal government will help pay the utility bills of residential customers. In differentMore >> CHARLESTON - The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is warning utility customers of a scam claiming the federal government will help pay the utility bills of residential customers. In differentMore >> BECKLEY (WVVA) - Disaster may strike at any time, and that's why some local officials are taking precautions. Officials in Raleigh County held an educational training seminar Thursday to discuss differentMore >> BECKLEY (WVVA) - Disaster may strike at any time, and that's why some local officials are taking precautions. Officials in Raleigh County held an educational training seminar Thursday to discuss differentMore >> (WVVA) - For many service men and women who return home from the war zone, an entirely new battle is beginning. The adjustment back to civilian life can be a difficult one. Join WVVA's Rachel Lucas onMore >> (WVVA) - For many service men and women who return home from the war zone, an entirely new battle is beginning. The adjustment back to civilian life can be a difficult one. Here you can watch both partsMore >> WYTHEVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A vestige of the segregated South could be ending in Virginia's Wythe County. The government announced an agreement Thursday that would free the southwest county and three politicalMore >> WYTHEVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A vestige of the segregated South could be ending in Virginia's Wythe County. The government announced an agreement Thursday that would free the southwest county and three politicalMore >>
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- James River Coal Company says it has agreed to buy two coal companies in a deal worth $475 million in cash.
The Richmond-based producer of steam and industrial-grade coal said Sunday it plans to buy International Resource Partners and its sales and marketing subsidiary Logan & Kanawha Coal.
CEO Peter Socha says the deal expands its offerings of metallurgical coal and gives the company greater access to seaborne coal markets. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2011.
International Resource Partners is a privately held partnership based in Charleston, W.Va. It operates a total of nine underground and surface coal mines in southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky. The company's mines produced 1.9 million tons in 2010.
