Debra McCown

ABINGDON, Va. — While the coal issue drove higher Republican voter turnout and percentages in Virginia coal country, it wasn’t nearly enough to change Tuesday’s election outcome in the state. According to unofficial vote totals released by the Virginia State…

BRISTOL, Va. — Less than 5 miles from where Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney spoke Oct. 5, running mate Paul Ryan greeted a crowd in a second Washington County, Va., campaign stop Thursday. Speaking outside Universal Fibers at the Bristol-Washington…

GRUNDY, Va. — More than 5,500 people turned out Sunday afternoon at a mountaintop park in remote Buchanan County to show their support for coal. With the “War on Coal” rhetoric that’s been on a lot of Republicans’ lips this…