MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An explosion that killed 12 workers at the Sago Mine likely was caused by a massive lightning strike that ignited methane gas in a sealed-off area, the mine's owner said Tuesday.

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — The 29 miners killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine on April 5, 2010 were remembered in a ceremony held in Beckley on April 6, 2026. 16 years have passed since that ...

First responders are trained to tackle emergencies like the deadly chemical reaction on Wednesday in Institute. However, that wasn't always the case. Capito says early community engagement from data ...

Ranson along with several dozen others voiced strong opposition to Google's data center coming in on Friday at a meeting in putnam county.The thought of the pro State Health Department to begin ...

April 5 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1614, Pocahontas, daughter of a chief, married English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Va. It was a marriage that ensured peace between the ...

OAK GROVE, Ala.—It’s been a long two years for Lisa Lindsay. And every day since her neighbor’s home exploded above an expanding coal mine in March 2024, she’s been reminded of how far her community ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Search and rescue personnel on Saturday finished recovering the bodies of a group of miners who were trapped earlier this week inside an informal coal mine following a methane gas ...

18 Laborer’s lost their lives as blasts rock coal mine in Meghalaya, rescue operations are now underway. Initial reports suggest that the blast occurred inside a coal mine and led to heavy casualties ...

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — An explosion ripped through an illegal coal mine in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya on Thursday, killing at least 18 workers and injuring another, authorities said.