April 6, 2016 Ex-coal CEO gets 1 year in prison for deadliest mine blast in decades A judge sentenced former coal executive Don Blankenship to a year in prison Wednesday for his role in the deadliest U.S. mine explosion in four decades, saying he was part of a "dangerous conspiracy."
April 6, 2016 WVU fraternity suspended indefinitely over member's video The Delta Tau Delta fraternity chapter at West Virginia University has been suspended in response to a fraternity member's video.
April 6, 2016 Ex-coal CEO sentencing slated for Wednesday in West Virginia Former coal executive Don Blankenship is scheduled to be sentenced for a conviction connected to the deadliest U.S. mine explosion in four decades.
April 5, 2016 Ex-coal CEO faces up to 1 year in sentencing for mine crime Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship could be sentenced up to a year in prison and fined up to $250,000 for a conviction connected to the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four decades.
April 4, 2016 Judge denies millions in restitution in ex-coal CEO case Convicted former energy company CEO Don Blankenship won't have to pay a coal producer $28 million in restitution related to a mine explosion in 2010 that killed 29 men, a federal judge ruled Monday.
March 29, 2016 Prosecutors seek max of 1 year in prison for ex-coal CEO Prosecutors are requesting the maximum penalty of a year in prison and a $250,000 fine for convicted ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, who ran a West Virginia coal mine that was the site of a 2010 explosion that killed 29 men.
March 20, 2016 Woman pleads guilty to fraud after stealing from employer A West Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud after being accused of stealing from her employer.
March 11, 2016 WV police investigating student's 1998 disappearance find human remains Troopers investigating the disappearance of a college student nearly 20 years ago in West Virginia have reported the discovery of human remains that could be linked to the case.
March 11, 2016 The Latest: Remains believed to be student missing since '98 The Latest on human remains found that could be body of a Virginia Tech graduate student who vanished in 1998 (all times local): 3:45 p.m.
March 11, 2016 Police: Remains believed to be student missing since 1998 West Virginia State Police say the discovery of human remains and personal possessions near the New River Gorge Bridge could solve an 18-year-old mystery: the disappearance of a Virginia Tech graduate student.