CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has affirmed the conviction of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship in connection with the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four decades.
MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. (AP) — Fires burned for hours after a train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed in a snowstorm in West Virginia, plunging at least one tanker into a river while sending a fireball skyward, authorities and residents say.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Water has been declared safe to drink in portions of West Virginia's capital, allowing some businesses and restaurants to reopen five days after a chemical spill. But life has yet to return to normal for most of the 300,000 people affected by the crisis.