Nixon signed into law the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act after public outcry over a mine explosion the previous year in Farmington, West Virginia, that killed 78 workers. Under the law ...

Manchin explained that having grown up in Farmington, West Virginia, he has seen "firsthand how coal shaped communities and powered our nation." The move came just weeks after President Donald ...

The tragic events of November 20, 1968 and the Farmington No. 9 mine disaster are being taken worldwide with the help of a ...

Fifty-six years ago, Wednesday, massive explosions and fires engulfed Consolidation Coal Company’s Farmington #9 mine in Marion County. The West Virginia Encyclopedia described the scene this ...

Here are the football legends from West Virginia who have made their mark on the game. Frank Gatski was born in Farmington, ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 37 °F (2.8 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 78 °F (25.6 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11.3 kph). Mostly cloudy ...

FARMINGTON, W.Va. — Over the course of five weeks those who participate in the West Virginia Spring Gobbler hunting season will experience the state’s landscape transformation. As the season ...

States such as West Virginia were left limping after mines closed, jobs evaporated, people fled, and towns went broke. However, a new generation of West Virginians began trying to rebuild the ...

Ruth Mary Saban Pasko, 92, was born on July 29, 1932 in Michigan, but spent most of her life in the small town of Farmington, West Virginia. Mary was the daughter of Jane & Harry Conaway.