BRISTOL, Va. — Several environmental activists were arrested Friday after blocking the road leading to the headquarters for Alpha Natural Resources to protest the coal producer’s mining … more

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Eighteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near … more

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christie and the cast of MTV's "Jersey … more

DEADWOOD, S.D. — Four landowners along Highway 85 between Deadwood and Spearfish want about 700 acres of property annexed into the city of Deadwood. The Black Hills Pioneer reports that the … more

HOT SPRING, S.D. — An emergency drill in Hot Springs has outraged opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline and a proposed uranium mine in western South Dakota after it portrayed the groups as domestic … more

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah mining company has started laying off some of its 2,100 workers after a landslide filled the bottom of a large open copper mining pit west of Salt Lake City. Kennecott … more

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Family and friends are paying final respects to a soldier from Massachusetts killed in Afghanistan. A funeral Mass with full military honors for U.S. Army Spc. Mitchell … more

JACKSON — Planning and zoning staff in Lincoln County are recommending approval of a controversial development on land surrounded by Bridger-Teton National Forest. The BlindBull Meadows … more

JACKSON— The Wyoming Department of Transportation is planning to replace a western Wyoming bridge where a bicyclist fell over a guardrail and died last year but the project won’t happen until at … more

FRIDAYLITTLE TIKES, 10-11 a.m., $7, AVA Community Art Center.UNCORKED FUNDRAISER, 7-9 p.m., for Breck McCarty, $50 must be 21, AVA Community Art Center.SATURDAYVFW BUDDY POPPY, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., … more