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Wheeling Coal Miner Gains National Recognition for Advocating for U.S. Energy and the Coal Industry
One local man got the opportunity of a lifetime to be in the room where it happened and is using his platform to advocate for ...
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Families, community pay respects to those killed in West Virginia mine disaster 15 years ago
It's been 15 years since the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. Family members and others from the community gathered over the weekend to remember those who lost their lives in one of ...
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Coal miners' health care hit hard in job cuts to CDC
The CDC unit that dramatically reduced Black Lung Disease among coal miners has been fired in Trump's sweeping overhaul of ...
House committee discusses bill to streamline hiring of West Virginia mine safety personnel
Senate Bill 883 was discussed in the House Energy and Public Works Committee on Monday.This bill would give the director of West Virginia's Office of Miners Hea ...
Hundreds of workers in Pittsburgh and West Virginia responsible for research, tracking disease to be laid off
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is laying off hundreds of workers, according to the United Mine ...
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West Town School’s Girls Soccer Team Needs Help Buying Uniforms, Equipment
James Otis World Language Academy in West Town on March 24, 2025. Credit: Quinn Myers/Block Club Chicago WEST TOWN — A West Town elementary school has launched a girls soccer team — and it needs help ...
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West Rand cops destroy illegal miners’ equipment
Illegal mining remains a problem on the West Rand but the police are making it their mission to crack down on zama zamas. • Also read: Illegal mining equipment destroyed by West Rand cops ...
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Fourth Circuit considers nuisance claims for West Virginia coal mining waste dumps
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) —The Fourth Circuit on Thursday heard from a West Virginia county seeking accountability from coal mining companies responsible for waste dumps, which it claims harm the Johnson ...
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West Bank Palestinians displaced by Israel's military fear they'll never go home again
MARAH SAAD, Occupied West Bank — Tysir Odeh sits in his office, watching a group of kids run and jump at a playground, taking in the early spring sun. Odeh is the head of this small school ...
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West Virginia’s Baker is ‘resilient’ after NCAA Tournament snub and losing DeVries to Indiana
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. West Virginia athletic director Wren Baker answers ...
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West Virginia couple sentenced to maximum of decades in prison for abusing adopted children
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather is led away after being sentenced to up to 215 years in prison for abusing her ...
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West Virginia basketball coaching candidates: How will Mountaineers replace Darian DeVries?
For the second straight offseason, West Virginia is in the market for a new coach. After just one year on the job, Darian DeVries left Morgantown to take the same post at Indiana, leaving WVU in ...