A group of former miners and families of former miners who worked at Littleton Colliery have embarked on a project to install a memorial to remember the men and boys who lost their lives working ...

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. The ...

on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raby) FILE - The Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial is illuminated in Whitesville, W.Va. Dec. 3, 2015. The memorial honors 29 miners killed in a 2010 ...