BOONE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A West Virginia coal miner has died after a mining accident in Boone County. According to West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey, the incident happened at the Progress ...

Matewan, West Virginia (WV), a community on the Tug River in Mingo County, was founded in 1897 and named for Matewan, New York, the hometown of the engineer who platted it. In 1920, the battle to ...

MINGO COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A local community, struggling to get access to clean water for weeks ... They can bring an empty, clean container to fill up at the location along King Coal Highway at the ...

In addition, the coal-producing lands lying south of the Kanawha River and New River were referred to as the Southern West Virginia Coal Fields, since at least the early 1900s. See, for example, this ...

A Logan County coal miner ... “Our miners are some of the hardest-working, humble, and courageous people in our state. They are truly the backbone of West Virginia. We’re deeply indebted ...

A 55-year-old coal miner died in a Wednesday morning accident in Boone County ... after an accident at the Progress Surface Mine in Twilight, WV. All West Virginians should keep Steven ...

The Mingo County Public Service District has faced multiple challenges over the last year that have led to dirty water and water outages for hundreds of customers. The West Virginia Public Service ...

As a result of these issues, it has caused a reduction in the water supple available to Mingo County PSD, Crum and other select areas. WV Department of Health and WV Department of Homeland ...

BOONE COUNTY ... coal miners, Steven Fields,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a statement. “Steven tragically passed away after an accident at the Progress Surface Mine in Twilight, WV.