A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: ...

A West Virginia coal miner has died after a mining accident in Boone County. According to West Virginia Governor Patrick ...

A coal miner died after injuries suffered Wednesday morning at a mine in Boone County, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a release. Steven Fields, 55, of Chauncey, West Virginia, passed away ...

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

Rescue workers on Tuesday clawed through the wreckage of a collapsed coal mine in Wharton, West Virginia, that killed two miners, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin said. The accident took place late Monday at ...

Nearly three weeks after a collapse inside the main access tunnel of a mine in Chile trapped 33 miners inside, all are reportedly alive, and recently began receiving emergency supplies through a ...

In September 2023, at least nine people were killed in a similar mine collapse in Chegutu, which is about 120 kilometers west of Harare. These incidents serve as a stark reminder of the risks ...

CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Jan. 19, 1818: The ...

POLICE have released the names of five of the seven people who died when a mine shaft collapsed at Botha Mine in Bindura at the weekend. Police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi identified the ...

An investigation discovered that the collapse of a disused coal mine shaft caused the depression in the couple's garden. It was also found that there was a huge 20-metre void under the ground and ...

West Virginia University center Eduardo Andre (0) blocks the shot of Iowa State forward Joshua Johnson while WVU guards Toby Okani (5) and Joseph Yesufu (1) contest the shot. / Christopher Hall ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A statue honoring NBA great Jerry West, stands outside the West Virginia University Coliseum, in Morgantown ...