CHARLESTON, W. Va.— A legal challenge to a coal hauling permit in the Monongahela National Forest came to a successful close today after the U.S. Forest Service terminated the permit in September and ...

Environmental organizations on Thursday said they welcomed a Forest Service decision to cancel a permit that allowed coal-hauling through the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. Facing a ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said the efforts by crews about three-fourths of a mile into the Rolling Thunder Mine remained a rescue operation.

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has released a statement saying a West Virginia man died in a coal mining accident in ...

In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian's home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman died Wednesday more than a week after an accident at a southern West Virginia coal mine, Gov. Jim Justice said. Ashley Cogar, 33, of Erbacon, was injured ...

GRAFTON, W. Va. (AP/KDKA) -- A coal miner died Friday, nearly a week after being injured on the job in northern West Virginia, officials said. Colton Walls, 34, of Bruceton Mills, was injured while ...

Governor Patrick Morrisey announced a $1.44 billion investment into coal-fired plants in West Virginia. Six coal-powered ...