Judge Orders Restoration of Health Program for West Virginia Coal Miners May 16, 2025 By John Raby A judge on Tuesday ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded...
Coal Country Voices Say Closure of MSHA Offices Endangers Mine Safety April 17, 2025 By John Raby and Leah Willingham Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it’s safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The...
Ex-West Virginia School System Official Charged With Stealing $3.4 Million December 17, 2024 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former maintenance director of a southern West Virginia county school system was charged in a...
Youth Football Safety Debate Reopened After Deaths of 2 Players on Same Day September 3, 2024 By John Raby HEWETT, W.Va. (AP) — Ryan Craddock had seen his share of tragedy during two decades as a coal miner and...
Inadequate Inspections and Oversight Cited in Fatal WV Helicopter Crash August 29, 2024 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Inadequate inspections by an operator and a lack of oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration were...
Woman Dies in West Virginia’s Second Coal Mine Fatality This Year July 26, 2024 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman died Wednesday more than a week after an accident at a southern...
West Virginia Lawmakers Ban Smoking in Cars with Kids Present March 25, 2024 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, became the...
Panel Asks W.Va. Supreme Court if Opioid Distribution Can Cause a Public Nuisance March 21, 2024 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court asked West Virginia’s highest court Monday whether opioid distributions can cause a...
West Virginia Bill Stokes Fears About Pesticide-Producing Logging Facility February 15, 2024 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill approved by the House of Delegates on Tuesday that limits counties from...
Bank Plans to Auction Off Greenbriar Lots Owned by West Virginia Governor February 9, 2024 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia bank that is seeking to recover more than $300 million in longstanding unpaid business...