These are the real heroes we should look up to. As a West Virginia native, I grew up around coal mining. I still remember when my grandparents had a coal house in their garage, and seeing my grandpa ...

One thousand feet underground, Mike Payton has come 200 feet away from where the victims of the 1968 Farmington No. 9 Mine ...

A miner who was trapped by rising flood waters while assisting others to safety on Saturday remains missing as divers and ...

Veteran coal miner and crew leader Steve Lipscomb, 38, was found dead in the Rolling Thunder mine at 7:30am on Thursday, five ...

BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Families of the 29 West Virginia coal miners killed in a 2010 explosion are asking a federal judge to lift a gag order in the criminal case against the mining company's former chief ...

This story was originally published by AP News. Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory ...

BARRACKVILLE — When Barrackville community leaders began putting together a memorial for victims of the town's mine disasters in March, Diana Marple thought it would take five years of $1,000 ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US ...

Related Map Upper Big Branch Coal Mine Guest book Sign the guest book for the victims of the West Virginia coal mine explosion Mine disasters A list of some fatal mine disasters in the United States: ...