Crews not expected to reach blast area where miners trapped for 24 hours. MONTCOAL, W.Va., April 6, 2010— -- A miner who survived the massive West Virginia mine explosion said he had to struggle ...

FAIRMONT — The tragic events of November 20, 1968 and the Farmington No. 9 mine disaster are being taken worldwide with the help of a Brazilian filmmaker. The documentary “A Day to Remember” was ...

BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Families of the 29 West Virginia coal miners killed in a 2010 explosion are asking a federal judge to lift a gag order in the criminal case against the mining company's former chief ...

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 examine more of the mine's equipment ...