KEY TRAINING: A $23 million training complex called the Running Right Leadership Academy aims to teach miners how to avoid injury and death in any disaster in one of the most dangerous work environments. Full story
The price at the gas pump in West Virginia has dropped by a penny since last week. Full story
Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out, the smoke dissipates and the lights come on. The roar of fire is replaced by Full story
West Virginia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May inched down to 6.2 percent. Full story
Mike Hurley had a great opportunity: He could multiply sales and staff by converting his metal-stamping business from one that made brackets for the automotive industry into a top-tier supplier of satellite dishes to DirecTV. Full story
Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by six this week to 1,771. Full story
The Up panel talks about the similarities and differences between the old and new Democratic coalitions.
Rain may have caused a 36-car pile up on a bridge in St. Albans, West Virginia, that injured at least eight people. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
A mining company called Patriot Coal reportedly used the bankruptcy system to cheat thousands of its workers and retirees out of more than a billion dollars in pensions and health care benefits. Chris Hayes discusses the news with West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin.
The area surrounding the Green Bank Radio Telescope may be the quietest place in America, banning cell phones, Wi-Fi, and other transmitters. NBC’s Kevin Tibbles reports.
Green Bank, West Virginia is in the National Radio Quiet Zone, an area that covers 13,000 square miles. Bob Sheets, a life-long resident, says most people that visit are happy to turn off their cell phones, but others have a harder time adjusting.
A group of Magicicada septendecim cicadas are pictured in West Virginia in 2003 in this handout photo taken by a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Connecticut released to Reuters on May 2, 2013. This year heralds the springtime emergence of billions of so-called 17-y
A group of Magicicada septendecim cicadas are pictured in West Virginia in 2003 in this handout photo taken by a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Connecticut released to Reuters on May 2, 2013. This year heralds the springtime emergence of billions of so-called 17-y
A Magicicada septendecim cicada is pictured at Pipestem State Park, West Virginia in 2003 in this handout photo taken by a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Connecticut released to Reuters on May 2, 2013. This year heralds the springtime emergence of billions of so-c
A Magicicada septendecim, so-called Brood II cicadas, is pictured in West Virginia in 2003 in this handout photo taken by a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Connecticut released to Reuters on May 2, 2013. This year heralds the springtime emergence of billions of so-
