For just the second time in program history, the West Virginia Mountaineers will be wearing all black uniforms, paying homage ...

The Nature's Wonderland ecotourism site on an abandoned mine land that is now home to Elk and has several trails throughout. (Photo by Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) Southwest Virginia has been ...

In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian's home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air ...

West Virginia football will be honoring the state’s coal mining heritage this week with the program’s second Coal Rush game ...

Activism / After the government betrayed them by refusing to enforce a crucial workplace health rule, a group of coal miners traveled to DC to put Trump on notice. Kim Kelly Last Tuesday, a small ...

President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits ...

In October 2025, Cecil Roberts will officially retire from his role as president of the United Mine Workers of America. A ...

Miners, their supporters and medical experts rallied in Washington, calling on the Trump administration to enforce black lung ...

West Virginia and Wyoming will both ditch their traditional school colors to wear all-black uniforms at their respective college football games this ...

The Big 12 Conference has announced that WVU’s Oct. 25 Homecoming football game against TCU will be the “Coal Rush” game. It will be televised on ESPN+ at 6 p.m., ET.

FOSTER, West Virginia— Robert Cash, a third-generation coal miner, prays each morning with his fellow miners before going underground for a long shift. In the coalfields of Appalachian West Virginia, ...

For the second month in a row, I find myself writing about a sham press conference held under our golden dome in Charleston.