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Natural gas development continues to flourish in north central West Virginia. Energy companies are investing billions of dollars in the Mountain State and promise well-paying jobs.
Natural gas development continues to flourish in north central West Virginia. Energy companies are investing billions of dollars in the Mountain State and promise well-paying jobs.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 4:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 20:56:33 GMT
Undergoing treatment for cancer can take a lot out of a person, with hospitals often going to great lengths to try to ease the burden for its patients. Mon General Hospital is no different.
Undergoing treatment for cancer can take a lot out of a person, with hospitals often going to great lengths to try to ease the burden for its patients. Mon General Hospital is no different.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 4:36 PM EDT2013-05-22 20:36:36 GMT
Nearly 20 volunteers donated their time to improving the campus grounds.
Nearly 20 volunteers donated their time to improving the campus grounds.
Federal regulators said coal companies should provide hazard training to people working on coal slurry impoundments in the wake of a West Virginia man's death.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration typically issues best-practices advisories after a fatality. This one tells companies to train workers to watch for surface cracks and bubbling in the slurry that could indicate problems.
MSHA said workers should be removed when conditions are unsafe.
Markel Koon, 58 of Shinnston, died Nov. 30 when an embankment collapsed at Consol Energy's Robinson Run mine impoundment near Lumberport.
Koon and his bulldozer went into the muck. He was removed last week.
It was the 19th coal industry death this year, but the first involving a slurry pond.
The cause of the collapse is under investigation.
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