A West Virginia coal mine where two scoop accidents occurred within three months, including one fatal, has been closed during an investigation into the most recent incident. The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training ordered the Wolf …
Gov. Joe Manchin’s office acknowledged that he conferred twice with chemical giant DuPont as it planned to appeal a $196 million punitive damage award in a West Virginia pollution case. His office also reviewed a draft friend-of-the-court brief offered by …
Three miners in West Virginia sustained injuries in a scoop accident at a Barbour County mine where an 18-year-old contractor’s apprentice was run over and killed by a scoop in May. Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training spokeswoman Jama …
Twenty mine rescue teams from four states are gathering in Morgantown, West Virginia to test their skills. A mine rescue competition scheduled for Aug. 13 and Aug. 14 will include simulated underground mine emergencies, tests of air packs and fixes …
Officials in West Virginia, the country’s largest underground coal-producing state, lashed out against proposed federal regulations that would mandate airtight emergency refuges in more than 600 underground coal mines nationally. Officials who helped craft West Virginia’s own refuge rules criticized …
BrickStreet President and CEO Gregory A. Burton announced the Charleston, West Virginia-based workers’ compensation insurer made an extra, unscheduled payment of $60 million to the state of West Virginia toward repayment of a startup loan. “We have now repaid $115 …
John King, a former West Virginia osteopathic surgeon named in dozens of malpractice lawsuits, faces two more legal challenges. King, who now lives in Alabama, is scheduled to be in court July 30 following a challenge to his bankruptcy petition …
A privately owned fraternity house at West Virginia University has been condemned for unsafe living conditions by the Morgantown, W.Va. Fire Department. The Tau Kappa Epsilon house was shut down last week after inspectors found live wires sticking out of …
Summit Park Volunteer Fire Department in Harrison County, West Virginia has agreed to stop responding to emergency calls temporarily while the state Fire Marshal’s Office looks into complaints involving its finances. Among the most serious problems, according to County Commissioner …
Unlike years past, there are no diamond rings or South African gold coins in West Virginia’s cache of unclaimed property. But State Treasurer John Perdue does have cash, stock shares and unclaimed insurance policies for about 12,000 people. Each year …
