This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. As Anita Wolfe sat in the hallway of a Charleston, W.Va., county courtroom, waiting to testify against the U.S.

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

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

“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 ...

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 ...

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

Carrie Dunmire, the president and owner of ACCᾹD, Jill Watkins, the owner of Watkins Design Works and Sandra Cline, the owner ...

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

Federal officials have released a final report on the investigation of a miner death that occurred earlier this year in ...

In southern West Virginia, coal mines with repeated environmental violations are racking up fines with limited repercussions ...

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 ...

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