Lawyers for Donald L. Blankenship, accused of conspiring to violate safety standards before 29 people died at the Upper Big Branch mine in 2010, had been expected to call many witnesses.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A man who worked on a process at the Upper Big Branch Mine that is designed to help prevent explosions in coal mines testified that he was not given the time or equipment to ...

The 65-year-old Blankenship is charged with conspiring to break mine safety laws and lying to financial regulators about safety at Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, which exploded in 2010 ...

WHITESVILLE, W.Va. (AP) – On the heels of a West Virginia coal mining death, families of the 29 men killed in the Upper Big Branch mine dedicated a memorial Friday to their fallen relatives and ...

Passers by the mine site, unless they knew, would never suspect where the giant mine was once located. The UBB victims and their ages: – Carl Acord, 52. – Jason Atkins, 25. – Christopher ...

Retired coal miner Stanley "Goose" Stewart holds a helmet he wore inside the Upper Big Branch mine when it blew up on April 5, 2010, killing 29 men, as he stands for a portrait at his home in ...

President Obama delivered the eulogy at a memorial service for the 29 coal miners killed in an explosion that occurred on April 5, 2010, in the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia.

The Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial is illuminated Dec. 3, 2015, in Whitesville, W.Va. The memorial honors 29 miners killed in a 2010 explosion at the nearby Upper Big Branch mine.

He had worked in the mining industry for more than 30 years when he was killed, and according to his sister had loved his job at Massey Energy Co.'s Upper Big Branch mine until the day he died.

Conclusions of the U.S. federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)'s investigation of the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine disaster that killed 29 miners: ...

Retired coal miner Stanley "Goose" Stewart holds a helmet he wore inside the Upper Big Branch mine when it blew up on April 5, 2010, killing 29 men, as he stands for a portrait at his home in ...