A final report on the April 2010 fatal explosion at Upper Big Branch coal mine not only blames Massey Energy for the disaster but exposes... Mine Disaster Report Signals Safety Agency Failure For the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A woman who lost three family members in the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in 2010 is sharing her ...

To the Point The Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster Twenty-five people are dead and four others are missing in America's worst coal mining disaster in 25 years. As miners' families struggle with their ...

We've learned the continuing probe of The Upper Big Branch Mine disaster will soon produce more criminal charges. U.S. attorney Booth Goodwin said he expects to make some announcements shortly. His ...

Federal agents arrested Hughie Elbert Stover, a Massey security official, on charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements. Massey Security Chief Indicted In Mine Disaster Probe ...

As rescue efforts continue Wednesday, families across the Tri-State are offering thoughts and prayers for the miner’s loved ones. Pamela Napper and her family say they have a deeper connection to the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va -- Nearly one year after being indicted on charges related to events before and after the Upper Big Branch mine disaster, former Massey CEO Don Blankenship is going to trial. It was ...

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 ...

Benny Willingham worked as a miner for 30 years before he was killed. April 6, 2010 — -- Many of the men who died in the depths of a West Virginia coal mine Monday often discussed with family ...

NEW YORK — At the very beginning of the new play “Coal Country,” we are told it is “a West Virginia story about 29 men and a big machine.” This is an understated way to inform the audience that what ...

Alpha Natural Resources ANR today confirmed its understanding that the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Massey Energy Company, Admiral Bobby R. Inman, has issued publicly a letter dated ...

Federal regulators said Wednesday that they were more than halfway through their investigations inside West Virginia's Upper Big Branch coal mine but still need to ...