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Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLaboring to breathe, West Virginia coal miner Terry Lilly told federal regulators Thursday he is...
The Democrats' new deal could help save planet Earth – and struggling West Virginia
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDonald Trump won West Virginia by nearly 42 points in 2016 after promising to stop President Barack...
Unmarked graves, an 'ugly history': W.Va. weighs mine safety
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe forgotten burial ground is overrun by four-wheel tire tracks near a path strewn with discarded...
West Virginia University students push back on program and faculty cuts after $45M budget shortfall
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHundreds of West Virginia University students wearing red T-shirts and bandanas to symbolize their...
Sen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJoe Manchin’s impending departure from the U.S. Senate marks the end of an era for West Virginia's...
Mountain State Destinations: Matewan
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMATEWAN, WV (WVNS) — Many locations in West Virginia are filled with historical significance around every country road. However, some have a darker,...
I Covered Joe Manchin for Years. He Might Not Care If He Sinks Joe Biden.
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe senator’s brand of centrism helped him survive West Virginia’s rapid transformation from blue to...
W.Va. Week in History - Baldwin-Felts
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 31—The Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency played a controversial role in the early years of the coal industry of southern West Virginia, enforcing public law in the coalfields at the direction ...
Cap on compensation for harm to workers headed to governor
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA bill that would cap some of the damages West Virginia workers and their families can receive if...
West Virginia Week in Review - Burning Tipple at Cliftonville
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 19—Although the Mine Wars of southern West Virginia are better known, a Brooke County gun battle was among the state's deadliest labor-management encounters. The battle took place at the ...
