Gov. Jim Justice issued the following statement on Friday night after learning about the death of a coal miner in Logan ...

A coal miner was killed on the job in West Virginia on Friday night, Gov. Jim Justice said. The Republican governor said Gary ...

The Coal Mine Health and Safety Board heard reports at its monthly meeting from state mine inspection office representatives ...

Residents along Indian Creek who say their water has been contaminated by coal mining are now taking legal action.

A federal judge is giving a coal products company tied to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family more time to address a ...

(Zombie coal mines are inactive mines that were never properly shut down, which can consequently contaminate local water and ...

While promoting her newest film, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” Winona Ryder said “Matewan,” a movie about the West Virginia coal miners filmed in the Mountain State, is one of ...

The Southern West Virginia Fallen Heroes Mine Rescue Contest is being held from Sept. 16-19, 2024, at the Chief Logan ...

The country's top mine safety expert was part of a panel that appeared Tuesday afternoon in a Senate hearing about the recent explosion that killed 29 West Virginia coal miners in the worst U.S ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice will call the Legislature back to the Capitol this month to consider several proposals, including one that would cut taxes and another ...

At least eight U.S. coal miners have died on the job in 2024, according to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. Four of them died in West Virginia. The incident is under ...