This old, historic railroad and coal mining town in Russell County, Virginia, took its name from William Joseph Dante, an early coal mining official. Dante’s surname rhymes with “can’t.” ...

Remarks of President Barack Obama at a memorial for coal miners in Beckley, West Virginia, April 25, 2010: To all the families who loved so deeply the miners we've lost; to all who called them ...

three slabs of granite about 5 feet tall have been placed at the memorial site and bear the names of 947 coal miners. Miners’ names — living or deceased — can come from West Virginia or ...

President Obama and Vice President Biden delivered eulogies at a memorial ... coal miners killed in an explosion that occurred on April 5, 2010, in the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West ...

(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 those injured in ...

The White House says President Barack Obama will deliver a eulogy Sunday for the 29 miners killed in a West Virginia coal mine explosion. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will attend a memorial ...