After 100 years, the Barrackville Mine Explosion will finally receive its own monument. Members of the Barrackville community gathered at the Lions Community Building to commemorate the 100th ...

Long-time leader of the United Mine Workers of America and Kanawha County native Cecil Roberts says he is concerned about ...

The child welfare system is the canary in the coal mine. Anyone who truly gives priority to fixing this system needs to ...

Closing coal plants saves lives, money, and creates jobs. West Virginia should prioritize clean energy over coal. Coal ...

If you’re tired of rising utility bills, you are not alone. West Virginia senators say they share the same feelings and ...

If you’re tired of rising utility bills, you are not alone. West Virginia senators say they share the same feelings and believe the answer is right under our feet.

Last month, the Trump administration nominated mining industry association executive Wayne Palmer to head MSHA.

December 6, 1907 - Worst coal mine disaster in US history: 362 miners are killed in an explosion at the Monongah Nos. 6 and 8 coal mines in Monongah, West Virginia. December 19, 1907 - An explosion ...

Watchdog groups said the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection seems poised to allow coal company Keystone ...

Recent news of 165 miners laid off at the Leer South Mine in Barbour County was blamed on a softening of the market for metallurgical coal. West Virginia Coal Association President Chris Hamilton ...

(WCHS) — A worker was killed in an incident at a Raleigh County coal mine on Friday ... The death is the second mining-related fatality in West Virginia this year. According to the West Virginia ...