One thousand feet underground, Mike Payton has come 200 feet away from where the victims of the 1968 Farmington No. 9 Mine Disaster took place.

FARMINGTON, W.Va. — The UMWA and family members of the miners killed in the Farmington No. 9 Mine disaster remembered the tragedy once again Sunday. Mike Payton It was the 56th anniversary of the ...

An explosion killed 78 people at the Farmington No. 9 Mine on November 20, 1968. At the time, 99 miners were inside, and the ...

FAIRMONT — The tragic events of November 20, 1968 and the Farmington No. 9 mine disaster are being taken worldwide with the help of a Brazilian filmmaker. The documentary “A Day to Remember” was ...

For 40 years, it has been a mystery why 78 men died in a mine explosion in Farmington, W.Va. At the time, federal officials said they didn't know. But several months after the explosion, a federal ...

Today, I had the privilege to attend the memorial service for the 78 coal miners who died in the Farmington Mine Disaster 45 years ago this week. Three sisters from my church sat on the front row just ...

FARMINGTON, W.Va. — The United Mine Workers of America will observe the 56th anniversary of the Farmington #9 Mine explosion in a ceremony set for Sunday afternoon. The event will be held at the ...