West Virginia Public Radio's Beth Vorhees joins us with more on the tragic accident; this morning's headlines.

25 miners are dead after an explosion tore through a coal mine in West Virginia's Raleigh County. The mine is owned by the Massey Energy company, which, according to news reports, has a history of safety problems. President Barack Obama sent condolences to West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin while emergency vehicles and helicopters arrived on the scene.

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Jack Spadaro, former director of the national mine and safety academy updates us on the conditions that led to the explosion; the latest headlines.

Massey Energy has been plagued by safety violations over the years, including recent reports of ventilation problems, drill dust violations and inadequate air quality. We look more closely at this mine and the effects of the explosion on the community.

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Two miners are in critical condition and four are still missing following the explosion of the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia yesterday. Ellen Smith, editor of Mine Safety and Health News tells us that the mine had an unusually high number of safety violations.