These are the real heroes we should look up to. As a West Virginia native, I grew up around coal mining. I still remember when my grandparents had a coal house in their garage, and seeing my grandpa ...

A miner who was trapped by rising flood waters while assisting others to safety on Saturday remains missing as divers and ...

Veteran coal miner and crew leader Steve Lipscomb, 38, was found dead in the Rolling Thunder mine at 7:30am on Thursday, five ...

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 ...

~ Deaths of 14 in West Virginia coal miners have forged coalition demanding improvements. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In death, 14 West Virginia coal miners have achieved something that just a month ago ...

SWISS, W.Va. — The search of a flooded coal mine for a missing miner in Nicholas County is a painfully slow process.

* Four miners missing in West Virginia mine disaster * At least 25 dead, deadliest US mine disaster since 1984 * Giant drills in place to bore into stricken mine * Mine has history of multiple safety ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The new owners of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 men were killed in an explosion agreed Tuesday to pay a record $210 million to cover fines, compensate victims' grieving ...

BARRACKVILLE — When Barrackville community leaders began putting together a memorial for victims of the town's mine disasters in March, Diana Marple thought it would take five years of $1,000 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US ...