Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with west_virginia www.salem-news.com 2010 A bill to help rescue miners in emergencies and protect miners' safety was defeated in Congress three years ago. After passing the House, the bill, called the S-MINER Act, died in a Senate committee. http://salem-news.com/articles/april122010/maps-mining.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april122010/maps-mining.php Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:43:00 PDT A mine collapse in West Virgina has claimed a number of miner's lives, while many more remain missing. It happened around 3:00 p.m. Eastern time at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine in Raleigh County, about 30 miles south of Charleston http://salem-news.com/articles/april052010/massey-collapse.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april052010/massey-collapse.php Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:14:00 PDT An award-winning video journalist from Washington was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, for taking pictures of Santa and a choir at a West Virginia mall, and he says the police officer's actions during the arrest nearly dislocated his shoulder. 47-year old Scott Rensberger thought he had the situation under control, but when he went to take a photo of a police corporal named "R.C. Basford", he was suddenly in for a police 'take down' and down to the ground he went. http://salem-news.com/articles/december142009/rensberger_tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december142009/rensberger_tk.php Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:51:00 PST Ken Buckles, Executive Director of Oregon's Remembering America's Heroes, has won a long-fought battle – a battle centered around World War One. For twelve years, Buckles has been recognizing and honoring American Vets through his program at Milwaukie High School where he is also a teacher. But this time it was personal. http://salem-news.com/articles/april082008/ww1_vet_4-8-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april082008/ww1_vet_4-8-08.php Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:23:00 PDT