Headline Acts Announced For America250 Celebration At Capitol
Three concerts and a fireworks display are planned for the Fourth of July weekend on the state Capitol grounds.
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Coal Mine Fatality
Coal Miner Dies In Wyoming County; 6th Fatality In State This Year
Robert White, 63, a foreman with more than 40 years of mining experience, died Thursday at the Lower War Eagle mine in Wyoming County, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey. There have been eight coal mine fatalities nationwide this year, according to MSHA. Six took place in West Virginia. Three of those deaths have occurred in the past six weeks.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMiner Killed In Nicholas County To Be Laid To Rest
A memorial service to honor Steve Lipscomb’s life will be held on Nov. 22, 2025, at Herbert Hoover High School.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBody Of Missing Miner Located In Nicholas County Mine
A two-man rescue team found the body of mine foreman Steve Lipscomb, 42, of Elkview, in the Rolling Thunder coal mine in Nicholas County Thursday morning. An around the clock search and rescue operation has been in motion since Saturday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsReport Says Piece Of Falling Coal Killed Miner In Raleigh County
A piece of coal fell and struck 46-year-old Billy Stalker, a contract worker at the Black Eagle Mine, on Feb. 28.
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MSHA Report: Coal Miner Died After Falling Off A Supply Car
The Mine Safety and Health Administration published a preliminary report on the death of 38-year-old William Richards at the Tunnel Ridge Mine in Valley Grove.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Coal Miner Killed At Murray Energy Mine
A West Virginia coal miner died while working at a Murray Energy mine, Gov. Jim Justice’s office said Tuesday, Dec. 24.Raymond Leonard Starkey Jr., 21, of…
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