Families and community leaders gathered in Beckley on Monday to mark the 16th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, the deadliest coal mining disaster in the United States in forty years.

Sunshine reflected through downtown Beckley as residents gathered Monday to remember the miners who lost their lives at the Upper Big Branch mine. The ceremony drew over 50 attendees to the ...

Two fatal mining incidents that West Virginia suffered in April 2026 occurred at underground mines with long safety violation histories, days before the 16th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine ...

The 29 miners killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine on April 5, 2010 were remembered in a ceremony held in ...

WHITESVILLE, W.Va. — It’s been 16 years since an underground explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine killed 29 workers for ...

In March 1895, a 13-year-old coal miner in Almy, Wyoming, was almost finished with his shift when he heard a “voice” tell him ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...

The 29 men who lost their lives in an underground explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine 16 years ago were honored in ...

SAGO, WV (WVNS) — There are many mine disasters that have occurred in the Mountain State throughout the years. One such disaster is the Sago Mine Disaster that occurred on January 2, 2006 at the the ...