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

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

the county was among the most populous in West Virginia in the early 1900s when coal was being mined in record amounts. Its population has rapidly dwindled. As of the 2010 census, the population was ...

In addition, the coal-producing lands lying south of the Kanawha River and New River were referred to as the Southern West Virginia Coal Fields, since at least the early 1900s. See, for example, this ...

A woman widowed after a 33-year-old man died after sustaining injuries at a Logan County mine with a long history of safety ...

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

Echoes of the Past' is an article series exploring connections between the WVU sports, the state of West Virginia, and ...

WHEELING — New West Virginia Sen. Chris Rose hasn’t even sat down yet as chairman of the Senate Energy, Industry and Mining ...

Charles was born July 18, 1937, to the late William and Cora Mae McDowell in Kearneysville, West Virginia. Charles was known as “Mac” to many of his family and friends. Upon graduation from ...

The Nature Conservancy and the Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership are turning former Appalachian coal mines into clean energy hubs.