November 19 marked 15 years since an explosion ripped through the underground Pike River Coal mine on the remote West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Twenty-nine workers were trapped in the mine.

Your device does not support the audio. PIKE COUNTY — A small plane crashed Sunday night, Nov. 23, 2025, in Pike County, killing one person and injuring two others, authorities said. The Federal ...

Your device does not support the audio. PIKE COUNTY — One person was killed and two others injured after a small plane crashed Sunday night, Nov. 23, 2025, in a field north of Interstate 72, west of ...

There’s a belief that the delay in investigating the Pike River mine disaster will influence the Crown's decision on charging those responsible. Police believe they have sufficient evidence to lay ...

Hopes that those responsible for the Pike River mine disaster will finally be held accountable. Police believe they have sufficient evidence to prosecute certain people for manslaughter. This week ...

SEATTLE — Pike Brewing will close its longtime Pike Pub and Pike Fish Bar near Pike Place Market on Nov. 30, the company announced Wednesday. CEO Matt Lincecum said the “traditional pub model” had ...

This week marks 15 years since 29 men died in the West Coast mine. Sonya Rockhouse - whose son died - says at the time, Police were going to charge, but Worksafe took over and the charges were dropped ...

Pike River families say their meeting with the Workplace Safety Minister was "a complete waste of time". Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse sat down with Workplace Safety Minister Brooke van Velden at ...

Harry Cheadle covers Seattle and Portland for Eater. A Seattle native, he’s been a journalist for 15 years. A longtime Pike Place Market fixture is closing permanently: This week the owners of Pike ...

Some Pike River mine families are still fighting for a corporate manslaughter law 15 years after the diaster that killed 29 men. The deaths lead to the creation of WorkSafe and the 2015 Health and ...

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has described the Pike River mine as "a murder scene" on the fifteenth anniversary of the disaster. He's also hinted at his dissatisfaction with relevant ...