Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...

In March 1976, two explosions over two days rocked the Scotia coal mine in Eastern Kentucky, killing 26 men. Fifty years ...

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University came in second in a recent annual mine rescue competition. Held Feb. 16-21 in in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, WVU finished “just behind” overall champion Laurentian ...

Andi Burns was choking underwater for at least ten seconds before she found a pocket of air, just four inches of space, as first responders rushed to the crash. Andi Burns was choking underwater for ...

On her way home from work Sunday in Ohio, snowfall made the roadway slick and Andi Burns crashed down a 15-foot ravine. Her truck flipped in the Little Miami River, immediately swallowed by water and ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Mine Rescue Team from the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources secured second place overall at this year’s ...

(Gray News) - Authorities rescued a seal pup that was taking a nap in the middle of the street. The sleepy seal pup was spotted holding up traffic in New Jersey. Authorities and staff from the Marine ...

A veteran-led rescue group was deployed as part of a “war-zone level” operation to get stranded Americans out of Mexico following widespread violence after the death of the Jalisco New Generation ...

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A Princess Cruises ship rescued four people during a Caribbean cruise. Regal Princess "responded to a small vessel in distress and safely rescued four individuals at sea" on Feb. 23, the cruise line ...

There are more than 900 confirmed measles cases in the United States, as of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent weekly count. It’s less than two months into the year, “and we ...