Celebrating A New Pope And The Taste Of Mothman, This West Virginia Week
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHarry Wiles applied for what’s called a Part 90 transfer, allowing him to continue to work in the mine but with less exposure to toxic dust.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn 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 NewsAs expected, the new MSHA rule lowers the maximum exposure to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air during an eight-hour shift.
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 NewsA play about the victims of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster and their families will debut in West Virginia next month.
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.
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