CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – West Virginia’s long history of coal mining does not come without tragedy, and two of the deadliest mining disasters happened just 10 years apart on the same date.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to boost mineral production “to the maximum possible extent” as ...

"This has been America's worst mining disaster in 40 years ... and creates large amounts of coal dust and methane gas, both of which are explosive. West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin said Saturday ...

(WCHS) — A Mercer County man is accused of stealing explosives from a mine site ... from West Virginia State Police. Rocchi is accused of stealing explosives from Bluestone Coal Site 34 in ...

A county claims the court should look beyond numerical water quality standards when assessing the harm contaminants like ...

For residents of southern West Virginia, the King Coal Highway is a familiar topic. More than two decades of work have been ...

For the people of Gillette, dropping coal… Nation’s largest ... the recent explosion that killed 29 West Virginia coal miners in the worst U.S. mining disaster in four… More than a week ...

Lake Country Hands of Hope, a disaster relief ministry of Water’s Edge Community Church, took a team to Welch to help with ...

“There’s almost zero reason to be completely optimistic,” says Ted Boettner, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy. “It’s a disservice to coal-mining ...

After 100 years, the Barrackville Mine Explosion will finally receive its own monument. Members of the Barrackville community gathered at the Lions Community Building to commemorate the 100th ...