CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 55-year-old coal miner died in a Wednesday morning accident in Boone County.

A coal miner died in Boone County on Wednesday following a work-related incident, officials said.Steven Fields, 55, of ...

State regulators pulled a permit for a surface mine tied to West Virginia Republican Sen. Jim Justice’s family, citing a string of ongoing, unaddressed violations. A coal mine in West Virginia ...

A Logan County coal miner died in an accident at a mine in Boone County, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a statement Wednesday. Steven Fields, 55, of Chauncey, died from injuries he sustained in an ...

West Virginia’s economy has depended heavily on its mineral resources, and declining coal production in recent years has hurt the state economically. Today, mining safety and ecological concerns ...