WELCH — Gov. Jim Justice confirmed a fatal coal mining accident Monday in McDowell County. Justice said Steven H. Hively, of Philippi in Barbour County, was fatally injured Monday morning when ...

The McDowell County Commission was able to access new coal royalties after Southern Mineral restarted mining operations on a piece of land owned by the McDowell County Economic Development Authority.

WELCH — Coal production is rebounding slowly in McDowell County as well as in the state, but with the current surge in worldwide as well as domestic demand, the potential ...

McDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — The death of an underground coal miner in McDowell County has been deemed a drowning and should be charged to the mining industry, federal officials report.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A West Virginia mining operation owned by Gov. Jim Justice faces fines of more than $10,000 for six safety violations following a workers' fatal fall in February.

Jan. 10—BARTLEY — Eighty-three years ago today, an explosion at a McDowell County coal mine took the lives to 91 miners and led to changes in underground mining which are still being seen in ...

As he cast a critical vote for deeply consequential legislation projected to cost lower-income West Virginians on July 1, ...

Months after the last newspaper closed in a declining coal community in West Virginia, residents say they are already experiencing challenges getting and sharing information. In March, The Welch ...