"No individuals are off the hook," warned U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin, adding that prosecutors are still investigating. So far, only one person has been held accountable: Former security chief Hughie ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Evidence from the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster investigation shows not only that black lung is back, but also one reason the deadly disease is again on the rise. Falsification of ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The owner of a West Virginia coal mine where an explosion killed 29 men will pay nearly $210 million in a historic settlement arising from the worst U.S. coal mining disaster ...

WHITESVILLE, WV (WCHS/WVAH) — Six years ago Tuesday, 29 miners were killed in the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion. It was the worst mining accident in the United States since 1970. A wreath was placed ...

Peter Galuszka is the author of “Thunder on the Mountain: Death at Massey and the Dirty Secrets Behind Big Coal.” On April 5, 2010, the dawn shift was coming to a close at the Upper Big Branch coal ...

MONTCOAL, W.Va.(MetroNews) — Alpha Natural Resources suspended the search for a man believed to be lost in the Upper Big Branch Mine near the Raleigh-Boone County border. Alpha’s mine rescue team ...

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on numerous counts of conspiracy, making him the highest-ranking executive charged in the April 2010 underground ...

RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Wednesday, April 5 marks 13 years since the Upper Big Branch (UBB) disaster, one of the deadliest mining accidents in U.S. history. On this day in 2010, 29 men died in a ...

At 3.27pm on Monday 5 April 2010, under Cherry Pond Mountain, Massey Energy's underground mine at Upper Big Branch exploded. It was the worst US coal-mining disaster in nearly 40 years: it was known ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship heads to trial Thursday on numerous counts of conspiracy and lying to federal financial regulators. He’s the highest-ranking executive ...