New Bishop Has Existing Connections To W.Va.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala will serve as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — which encompasses all of West Virginia — starting in July.
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State Reports First Coal Mine Fatality Of 2025, In Boone County
Gov. Patrick Morrisey said late Wednesday that 55-year-old Stephen Fields of Chauncey died of his injuries at the Twilight surface mine.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBlackjewel Miners Could Get More Money From Proposed Settlement
A proposed $17.3 million settlement of a class action lawsuit would provide additional payment for hundreds of Appalachian coal miners who were suddenly left jobless by the abrupt bankruptcy of the Blackjewel mining company.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News“No Pay, We Stay.” A Look Back At Miners’ Protest That Rocked Appalachia
When Blackjewel went bankrupt, it left hundreds of coal miners in four states without weeks worth of pay. So for 59 days, coal miners and their loved ones blockaded this railroad track to prevent $1.4 million worth of coal from leaving.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAppalachian Labor Songs And Punk Rock Converge In KY Youth Empowerment
Girls Rock Whitesburg in Whitesburg, Kentucky is a music camp for female, gender-fluid, non-binary, and trans youth. Over the course of a week campers…
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Former Blackjewel Miners Reflect On Changes In Coal Country
On a blistering August afternoon in Cumberland, Kentucky, David Pratt, Jr. stood in the middle of a two-lane highway, holding a sign that read “COAL…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBlackjewel Miners Get More Of Their Pay As Labor Department Acts Against Bankrupt Company
Coal miners who went without pay when mining company Blackjewel declared bankruptcy this June are one step closer to receiving lost wages. The checks come…
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