It has been more than a year now that the mine explosion had occurred in West Virginia. It was a terrible explosion and had claimed the lives of 29 people. The process of identification of the victims and notification to their families is still going on.

The West Virginia coal mine tragedy last year that claimed lives of as many as twenty nine miners could have been prevented as it was caused by a relatively small flare-up of methane gas that triggered off a huge coal dust explosion, as stated by federal mine safety officials on Wednesday.

Americans feel that they are not getting enough sleep whether it is due to the stress, kids or the lure of internet.

The worst case scenario is being faced by people in the eastern United States- particularly West Virginians. This information is based on the results of a state-by-state survey look at people's perceptions of sleep or the lack of it.

Friday, Galliker Dairy Co. of Richland Township, issued a voluntary recall of two ice cream products i. e. Rocky Road Ice Cream and Sundae Nut Cones, revealing they could contain salmonella-tainted peanuts. Sold in Pennsylvania and West Virginia , the product code dates are 008-08, 086-08 and 176-08.