W.Va. Photographer Joins Team USA For International Competition
A Charleston-based photographer is in Iceland this week taking part in the 2026 World Photographic Cup international photography competition.
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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 Still Missing In Flooded Mine, Divers Aiding Search
Miners hit a previously unknown pocket of water inside the Rolling Thunder Mine in Drennen, West Virginia Saturday. Working miners escaped the flooding mine, but one did not make it out.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCompany to Pay Ex-Employee After Discrimination Lawsuit
A mining company with operations in West Virginia has agreed to pay $62,500 to a former employee who was terminated.The Register-Herald reports former…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Woman Laid Off By Mining Company Sues
A woman let go by a West Virginia mining company has filed a federal lawsuit claiming she lost her job to a man because of her gender and pregnancy.The…
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