The child welfare system is the canary in the coal mine. Anyone who truly gives priority to fixing this system needs to ...

If you’re tired of rising utility bills, you are not alone. West Virginia senators say they share the same feelings and ...

If you’re tired of rising utility bills, you are not alone. West Virginia senators say they share the same feelings and ...

The president of the United Mine Workers of America has announced he will be retiring this fall after 30 years in the ...

Closing coal plants saves lives, money, and creates jobs. West Virginia should prioritize clean energy over coal. Coal ...

The longtime leader of the United Mine Workers of America, Cecil Roberts, is retiring.Roberts, a West Virginia native who has ...

December 6, 1907 - Worst coal mine disaster in US history: 362 miners are killed in an explosion at the Monongah Nos. 6 and 8 coal mines in Monongah, West Virginia. December 19, 1907 - An explosion ...

A fatality was reported at a coal mine in Raleigh County. According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s website, a ...

6 and 8 coal mines in Monongah, West Virginia. December 19, 1907 – An explosion kills 239 at the Darr mine near Van Meter, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1909 – 259 miners are killed in a fire at ...

According to the MSHA website, the miner died at around 2:50 p.m. Friday at the Black Eagle Mine in Raleigh County operated by Alpha Metallurgical Resources. The accident, which take place underground ...

RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. (WVNS) — A fatality was reported at a coal mine in Raleigh County. According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s website, a mine fatality occurred at the Black Eagle ...

Labor historians would be hard-pressed to name a person more deeply enmeshed in the struggle to unionize West Virginia’s coalfields than Sarah Rogers “Mother” Blizzard. Blizzard was a contemporary and ...