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.

With the return of State University’s Mining Engineering Technology degree program, local officials are now hoping to play a larger role in the resurgence of coal. That was the message that Dr. Darrin ...

Since 1970, more than 75,000 miners have died of black lung disease. Now, researchers working to prevent those deaths get ...

Where an administrative law judge sufficiently explained why he credited three doctors, and did not credit two other doctors, ...

Core Natural Resources will idle operations at its Itmann mine in West Virginia in August, citing weaker than expected market conditions and economic forces affecting the industry and mine.

Our Blood Runs Black” is the culmination of an emotional three years of research, interviews and writing for two Southwest ...

After 100 days, Trump's vow to boost coal belies cuts to miner health programs. For John Robinson, a retired coal miner who spent his career in the Virginia mines helping to power America into the ...

President Donald Trump vowed to revive coal. The industry continues to see layoffs and bankruptcies. President Donald Trump’s ...

When miners protested Trump’s move to shutter safety offices and a health program for black lung disease, his administration ...

The accident on February 28th claimed the life of Billy Stalker, 46, who was the head of a contracted construction crew. The ...