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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W.Va. Water Trails: Rebuilding Buffalo Creek’s Identity
Residents along Buffalo Creek have been cleaning up and rebuilding for 50 years after a coal slurry dam broke and wiped out 16 communities. Now there’s a new generation that’s continuing this work, in their own way.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBuffalo Creek Showing Signs Of New Life, 49 Years After Sludge Spill
Today is the 49th anniversary of one of the worst mining catastrophes in West Virginia history, the Buffalo Creek Disaster. More than 100 people died in southern West Virginia when a dam failed.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJanuary 14, 1977: Governor Moore Accepts $1 Million Settlement
On January 14, 1977, Governor Arch Moore accepted a $1 million settlement from the Pittston Coal Company related to the 1972 Buffalo Creek Flood. It was…
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