The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued one of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice’s coal companies notices of ...

More than 200 coal miners in Wyoming County have been laid off as of Friday, August 1, 2025, after a verifiable source ...

Employees with the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH) are again staffing the Coal Workers’ Health ...

On a turf field in Morgantown, West Virginia, last week, mine rescue teams from across the state put their training to use as ...

Coal mining experts, company exhibitors discuss the future of the industry during the 50th annual West Virginia Mining Symposium By Katherine Skeldon March 26, 2024 - 4:48 pm 50th Coal Mining ...

RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (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 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia House members on Friday passed a controversial measure 73-25 that revamps some state mining laws. Bill proponents said the industry needs all the help it can get.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The West Virginia Office of Miners Health Safety and Training is set to receive a large grant from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety ...

Christopher Finley drowned at Twin State Mining Inc.’s Mine No. 39 in McDowell County, West Virginia, due to safety failures, federal regulators found.

A coal miner was killed on the job in northern West Virginia earlier this week, Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday. William "Joe" Crandall was killed in an incident at Arch Resource's ACI Tygart ...

Coal mining is alluring for many in rural West Virginia, not for money alone. GLEN DANIEL, W.Va., April 7, 2010— -- Charlie Athey sobbed Tuesday night as he stood before friends and family at ...

With thousands of coal mining jobs in jeopardy in West Virginia, it's forcing many miners to either change careers or move to stay in their chosen field. Some coal miners could soon be calling ...