Two and a half months after an explosion trapped and killed 12 men inside the Sago Mine in Tallmansville, Virginia, their colleagues headed back underground today and restarted the coal mining operation once again.

A LARGE photograph of Jerry Lee Groves in a mine sat next to his closed casket, along with dozens of flowers carrying notes of sympathy.

A large photograph of Jerry Lee Groves in a mine sat next to his closed casket today, along with dozens of flowers carrying notes of sympathy.

Twelve miners caught in an explosion in a West Virginia coal mine were miraculously found alive more than 41 hours after a blast that ultimately claimed the life of another miner, the governor said.