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On April 5, 2010, 29 coal miners were killed at the Upper Big Branch mine in the deadliest mine explosion in decades.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBlankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy, was convicted of violating federal mine safety law in a 2016 trial. Twenty-nine miners at Massey’s Upper Big Branch mine were killed in 2010.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBooth Goodwin, the former federal prosecutor and a Democrat who lost to Justice in the 2016 primary for governor, represents Carter.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWednesday, April 5, marked the 13th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster. It was thirteen years ago when an explosion 1,000 feet underground killed 29 miners at Massey Energy’s Uppe...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA ceremony was held at noon at the memorial in Raleigh County to the 29 mine workers who lost their lives on April 5, 2010.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn April 5, 2010, the day after Easter, a series of explosions rocked the Upper Big Branch mine near Montcoal in Raleigh County.Twenty-nine men died,…
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