West Virginia mine disaster News

Families Want to Revive Lawsuit Over 1968 West Virginia Mine Disaster

Nearly half a century after an explosion tore through the Farmington No. 9 mine in West Virginia, the families of the 78 men who died there are still looking for justice. Many of the children of the lost miners are …

West Virginia Mine Disaster Film in Works

When R.J. Nestor and David Scoville first wrote a screenplay about the 1968 Farmington No. 9 mine disaster in which 78 men perished, they sought someone to make the film. Then the two, who mostly have worked in plays and …