Ex-coal CEO Blankenship convicted on misdemeanor count

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 12:30 p.m. A federal jury in West Virginia has convicted ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship of a misdemeanor count connected to a deadly coal mine explosion and acquitted him of other charges. Blankenship was convicted Thursday of conspiring to willfully violate mine safety standards. The misdemeanor charge carries up to one year […]