As West Virginia celebrates its history and birthday, the town of Madison is celebrating the Mountain State’s strong ...

"You know your neighbors and you were close," said coal miner Timothy Spratt. "You looked out for each other and their ...

As American energy companies decrease their coal production, many wonder what comes next for the communities left behind.

If you're traveling between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, stop by this small New Mexican town to glimpse the past and enjoy its ...

Ghost Town's Riverbed HOLDS KEY to the Past! Mud larking for antique bottles and lost history! This week I head out to one of Alabama's Coal Mining towns that has been all but forgotten! While mud ...

FARMINGTON, N.M. – President Trump recently signed an executive order to try and reinvigorate coal mining in the U.S.. The Four Corners Region is home to the third-largest coal producer in the ...

On this West Virginia Morning, we look at efforts to revitalize a former Black coal camp, plus hear from award-winning singer and songwriter Carrie Newcomer for our Song of the Week.

The Coronado National Forest acquired the land by a land swap in 1989 with Anamax Mining Co. Today, the ghost town of Kentucky Camp remains part of the national forest, which has stabilized four ...

“Colored People: A Memoir” follows the coming-of-age story of literary critic and professor, Henry Louis Gates Jr., as a young black man in Piedmont, West Virginia. This memoir offers insight into how ...