SPARKZ will partner with the United Mine Workers ... Joe Manchin of West Virginia, West Virginia University President Dr. E. Gordon Gee, Marshall University President Brad Smith, and UMWA ...

A state senator in West Virginia wants to eliminate ... the Gazette-Mail reports. Smith has not responded to CNN’s request for comment. The United Mine Workers of America called the measure ...

Image An explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia set off a large-scale response from rescue and medical workers. Credit...Jeff Gentner/Associated Press Ellen Smith, the editor of ...