Utah

Rescuers searching for six coal miners who have been trapped after a cave-in ten days ago received some hopeful news Thursday.

Noise was detected Wednesday by devices monitoring vibrations in the mountain and new images taken inside the mountain showed an undamaged section complete with a ventilation curtain that divides intake air from exhaust air.

"If the men went in there, they could be alive," mine co-owner Bob Murray told The Associated Press late Wednesday. "There was no damage at all. The roof is intact; no ribs have outburst. The floors are in place. more >>

The co-owner of the Utah mine that collapsed more than a week ago praised the families of the six men still trapped, saying that "their strength has come from their belief in their God."

The search for missing coal miners moved toward the back of a mine Tuesday, the ninth day of what one official called a "heartbreaking" ordeal.

Although there has been no sign of the six miners since the Crandall Canyon Mine in central Utah caved in, mine co-owner Robert Murray reported that there were reasons to hope they might still be alive. more >>

One of the largest Christian organizations in the country is meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the families and rescuers of the trapped Utah miners as they anxiously await news on the status of their loved ones.

The Salvation Army has sent an Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) team from Salt Lake City to Huntington, Utah., about 140 miles south of the Utah capital.

The emergency disaster services vehicle, called a canteen, began providing breakfast, lunch and dinner on Thursday to about 100 people each day. Salvation Army says it will continue to serve throughout the rescue process. more >>