Authorities are probing an underground incident that killed one miner and injured another, adding to the highly indebted ...

Wellmore Energy Co., a metallurgical coal mining company, plans to lay off 72 workers in Buchanan County, according to notices sent to the state in compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining ...

tazewell, va. — Coal, the fossil fuel that is still abundantly available in Southwest Virginia, has been a topic of discussion in recent days for local economic development officials. The week began ...

Twelve West Virginians miners lost their lives 20 years ago today in one of the worst coal mining disasters in the state’s ...

Friday marks the 20th anniversary of the explosion which ended up claiming 12 lives at the Sago Mine in Upshur County ...

One night last summer, in the coalfields of Virginia, 3-year-old Jeremy Davidson was crushed to death in his bed by a rock that weighed 1,000 pounds. It had been dislodged by a bulldozer at a ...

A coal miner in West Virginia has died, the latest mining fatality in the state following the flooding death of a miner last month.

Coal mining is alluring for many in rural West Virginia, not for money alone. GLEN DANIEL, W.Va., April 7, 2010— -- Charlie Athey sobbed Tuesday night as he stood before friends and family at a ...

The Sago Mine disaster served as a catalyst for mine safety law changes, but its unclear if some changes will survive budget ...

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey posted a statement on social media, saying he and his wife were "deeply saddened by the tragic loss" of a coal miner at the Lower War Eagle Mine in Wyoming County.