West Virginians essentially chose a new state chief executive when they voted to send Gov. Joe Manchin to the U.S. Senate, but his Tuesday win has also forced to the forefront questions about the succession process. Senate President Earl Ray …
Mine safety regulators have filed a motion against a company owned by Massey Energy , claiming safety violations at one of its mines in Kentucky, the U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday. It said its Mine Safety and Health Administration …
The authority of West Virginia’s mine safety office to suspend coal miners has been upheld by the state Supreme Court. The decision stems from the death of locomotive driver Victor Goudy at Consol Energy’s McElroy Mine two years ago. Goudy …
A Pennsylvania woman is suing natural gas driller Chesapeake Energy Corp. and two of its subsidiaries, claiming that drilling near her rural home has fouled the water with methane and other pollutants and created a rash of health problems since …
Sissonville, West Virginia Volunteer Fire Department officials say they still need to raise about $450,000 to replace a fire station and three fire trucks destroyed in a blaze. Fire department secretary Tom Miller says a $955,690 insurance settlement is well …
A surprise inspection has turned up serious safety violations that could have caused an explosion at another Massey Energy Co. coal mine in West Virginia, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration announced last week. Inspectors caught Massey illegally cutting …
The mother of a West Virginia State University student is suing Bayer CropScience and the school over her son’s death in 2008. Portia Gray’s lawsuit claims her 19-year-old son, Ra’Sean Gray, died as a result of exposure to substances released …
Investigators have ruled the blaze that destroyed the Sissonville (West Virginia) Volunteer Fire Department’s main station an accident. Paul Gill, from the state Fire Marshall’s Office, said the blaze started with an electrical fault. But television station WCHS reported Sunday …
Everyone Makes Mistakes “Everyone makes mistakes, even insurance companies. That’s why the Department of Insurance is here — we work every day to find these kinds of mistakes, make sure companies fix them, and protect consumers across North Carolina from …
Federal regulators have implemented new measures for identifying the nation’s most dangerous mines, replacing what U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis had called a “badly broken” process. The Mine Health and Safety Administration said the screening criteria give the agency more …
