Jun. 22—In West Virginia, where the Appalachian storytelling tradition still hangs in the hollows and along the ridgetops like a whisper of morning fog, it's not just the tale. It's the person who ...

The Vermejo Reserve spans miles of wilderness, ranchland and former coal mines west of Raton, New Mexico, and extends over ...

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The recent concern about the mine subsidence in Luzerne County has created some curiosity about our region’s coal mining history. During a private tour, 28/22 ...

Tennessee, never under Reconstructive military occupation, first began leasing prisoners in 1866 during Governor William G.

Miners, their wives, child laborers and patch town store operators all had a part in the history of coal in the Derry area. “There were so many mines in this area,” said Donna Showalter, a Derry Area ...

POTTSVILLE – When it went into operation in March 1931, the St. Nicholas breaker outside Mahanoy City was one of the largest processors of anthracite coal in the world. State-of-the-art technology, it ...

Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...

Coal has been a driver of Washington County’s economy since its discovery here in the early 1800s, with commercial mining operations first starting in the 1820s in the community of Coal Center. The ...

By Richard J. Callahan, Jr. for The Conversation. Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service reporting for The Conversation-Public News Service Collaboration In October 2025, ...

The collapse of an 11-story coal mining plant in Martin County left two workers trapped under the rubble as crews worked to free them Wednesday. One of the workers has since been confirmed dead. But ...

ROUNDUP, Mont. - Success has for years lurked just around the corner for John Baugues Jr., a coal mining entrepreneur who arrived here in 1995 after starting and folding a string of mines in his ...