Stephen Fields of Chauncey was drilling a test hole in a coal seam when the rock came loose from a highwall due to freezing ...

Did you know the man that is responsible for the creation of Black History Month once worked and lived near the New River ...

I always enjoy quizzing kids on what they’re learning about in school. Nine times out of ten they tell me something that wasn ...

West Virginia exports more coal to China than any other state and some producers have expressed serious concerns over a ...

If you ask most people what type of job is most closely associated with West Virginia, they would likely reply coal mining.

Federally funded programs provided both women with a social safety net and employment in one of the nation’s poorest states, ...

Black History Month takes center stage in many communities, including the Ashland area: a fundraising dinner for the C.B.

For the first time this season, the West Virginia Mountaineers will bust out the all-black "Coal Rush" uniforms Saturday evening against the Utah Utes. Last year, the Mountaineers didn't have much ...

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has released a statement saying a West Virginia man died in a coal mining accident in Boone County.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection pulled a mining permit for Bluestone Coal’s Poca surface mine in McDowell County, West Virginia. The mine is owned by Justice’s family ...