WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: * * * MSHA identifies 31 significant and substantial violations, 3 unwarrantable failure findings * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 15 mines in 12 states in June 2024 and cited mine operators for 195 violations. The agency began conducting impact inspection  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, July 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: Tykeith Diemell Martin, 22, of Huntington, was sentenced today to six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute heroin. According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 14, 2023, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a Huntington  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, July 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: A Kanawha County woman and a Michigan man were sentenced today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Southern District of West Virginia. Ladonna Rae Abner, 50, of Nitro, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison, to be   more