Mine safety probe

Gov. Joe Manchin on Monday appointed one of the nation’s foremost mine safety experts to oversee a state probe of last week’s disaster at the Sago Mine.

Manchin said Marion County native Davitt McAteer would also study broader issues and propose wholesale changes to make the state’s mines safer.

“These 12 lives will not be lost in vain,” Manchin said during a Capitol news conference.

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