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Gov. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia ordered the inspection of all underground coal mines in the state in response to last week’s deadly mining explosion.

A computer error prevented the West Virginia coal mine where 29 workers died in an explosion last week from receiving a warning about safety violations and a demand that the operator improve conditions in 90 days, federal officials said Tuesday.

The director of the Mine Safety and Health Administration said the error discovered Monday night did not have an impact on the accident at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine because improvements had been made even without the warning.

Four missing miners in a West Virginia coal mine have been found dead, authorities said early Saturday. "We did not receive the miracle we prayed for," said West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin.

Crews begain working their way through a West Virginia coal mine in search of missing miners.

An explosion at an underground West Virginia coal mine on Monday killed at least six people and left 21 unaccounted for, WSAZ TV reported, citing a state mining officials.

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A U.S. military helicopter crashes near this West Virginia town. There are reports of several injuries.

West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd became the longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history Wednesday, a milestone to be marked with a morning of Senate tributes and a special resolution....

Ambulances and fire trucks raced to the home of the 91-year-old West Virginia Democrat, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history. He was taken to a hospital but has not been admitted.

A West Virginia bank has become the first to completely cut its ties to the federal government's $700 billion financial rescue ...

Barbie could get an unwelcome present for her 50th birthday: outlawed in West Virginia.