The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is among the federal agencies selected for spending cuts by the Department of ...

Saturday marked the 15th anniversary of one of the deadliest mining disasters in West Virginia history.On April 5, 2010, 29 miners lost their lives at the Upper ...

Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it's safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The ...

Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers — drawing rebukes from ...

Initially six miners were confirmed dead and 23 were unaccounted for. During the early morning hours of April 6th, the West ...

On April 5, 2010, an explosion in a coal mine near Montcoal, in West Virginia's Raleigh County, killed 29 workers.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- — JJ Quinerly scored 27 points, including the 2,000th of her career, Jordan Harrison matched a career-high with 23 and sixth-seeded West Virginia led wire-to-wire in a 78-59 ...

Satish Chandra Dubey, Minister of State for Coal & Mines on Friday asked the industry to train its employees to drive the required expertise in minerals industry. The Tribune, now published ...

Mary West is an Army veteran who lives in Beckley, in southern West Virginia’s coalfield. She used to work in the mines, in about 1980, for Ranger Fuel and Pittston Coal in Raleigh County. West called ...