WHITESVILLE, W.Va. - Sunday will mark five years since one of the nation's deadliest coal mine disasters happened in West Virginia. It was on April 5, 2010, that 29 miners were killed in the Upper Big ...

Kevin Stricklin, who runs the US Mine Safety and Health Administration says, “We know the mine wasn't operating safely or we wouldn't have had an explosion.” Hoppy Kercheval, host West Virginia ...

NPR News has learned that the Mine Safety and Health Administration is the subject of a federal criminal investigation surrounding the explosion... FBI Probing U.S. Officials And Massey, Owner Of W.

There have been 122 safety violations at Upper Big Branch mine so far this year. Apr. 6, 2010 — -- Critics say a surge of federal safety citations and revealing internal corporate memos all ...

Even though it's only jury selection, one man Eyewitness News has previously spoken with, will be present for key moments of Don Blankenship's trial. Tommy Davis has waited a long time for this day to ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it's safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The Department of Government Efficiency, created by President ...

As the third anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mining disaster approaches, legal teams assembled by the Labor Department to force mine operators to improve safety are being largely disbanded. The ...