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On April 5, 2010, an explosion in a coal mine near Montcoal, in West Virginia's Raleigh County, killed 29 workers.
Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, ...
The federal government wants the number of offices that oversee U.S. mine safety laws to align more with a shrinking coal ...
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has told federal authorities they were out of line in issuing a ...
The West Virginia House of Delegates passed the legislation at the request of Gov. Patrick Morrisey. It’s a sweeping energy ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Sen. Joe Manchin has a memoir coming out in September, what the self-styled maverick from West ...
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.
For residents of southern West Virginia, the King Coal Highway is a familiar topic. More than two decades of work have been ...
Saturday marks 15 years since 29 men were killed in a matter of seconds working underground in Raleigh County.
It's been 15 years since the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. Family members and others from the community ...