One Dead After Clarksburg Gas Leak, Explosion

Chestnut Street and Kramer Drive remain closed south of downtown Clarksburg as Hope Gas employees work to repair damage after a residential home exploded Sunday afternoon at the intersection of the two roads.

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Thousands Without Water In Mingo County; State Investigation Begins

Thousands of Mingo County residents are without water, and some have been since mid-January, prompting an investigation by the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC). ...

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New Graphic Novel Illustrates The West Virginia Mine Wars

The West Virginia Mine Wars are an important but little known piece of American history. Coal miners in southern West Virginia had been trying to organize a union, while coal companies tried to stop them. Strikes and violent clashes ensued, culminating in the Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921. A version of the story is told in the new graphic novel “Black Coal and Red Bandanas: An Illustrated History of the West Virginia Mine Wars.” Mason Adams spoke with its author, Raymond Tyler.

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