More than 50 people attended a memorial and remembrance service, on Dec. 3, 2025, at the West Virginia State Capitol in ...

These are the real heroes we should look up to. As a West Virginia native, I grew up around coal mining. I still remember when my grandparents had a coal house in their garage, and seeing my grandpa ...

Foreman Steve Lipscomb, 42, who became trapped in the Rolling Thunder Mine on Saturday, was last seen attempting to get his crew to safety.

As many West Virginians are concerned about plans for data centers in the state, few may know that there are already several ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - West Virginia’s coal miners were honored at the State Capitol. The West Virginia Coal Association ...

Lawmakers, mining executives, miners, and community members gathered at the West Virginia Capitol on Wednesday afternoon to ...

West Virginia governors have stood outside of mines after tragedies for hundreds of years. Former Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin was the symbol of grief and hope in 2006 when I covered the Sago Mine ...

DRENNEN, W.Va. (AP) — Emergency responders were hoping to use an underwater drone Sunday to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coal mine, authorities said. A mining crew hit an ...

DRENNEN, W.Va. (AP) — Emergency responders were hoping to use an underwater drone Sunday to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coal mine, authorities said. A mining crew hit an ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines had been pumping water out of Alpha ...

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 ...