A Taylor County, West Virginia woman suffered severe burns after an early morning explosion at her home in Thornton on Saturday, April 5.

A look at the contaminated wells, legal battles, and unanswered questions facing southern West Virginia: Part 3 In our past ...

The Gauley River in West Virginia has been named one of the 10 most endangered rivers in the U.S. for 2025 due to pollution ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The West Virginia Coal Show wrapped up its two-day run Wednesday. The event helps connect coal mining businesses with one another, as well as potential customer. It’s part ...

Ross Hodge led the North Texas Mean Green to the NIT semifinals, but now he'll be tasked with leading the West Virginia basketball team back to prominence. Hodge will have to fill out his coaching ...

He was 86. In 2010, an explosion in a coal mine near Montcoal, in West Virginia's Raleigh County, killed 29 workers. In 2016, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to mandate six weeks of fully ...

Coal employment rebounded from 2022 to 2023, rising 4.2% to 45,476. West Virginia employed the most miners at 14,000, followed by Kentucky at 5,000. About half of the nation’s 560 coal mines are ...

Voices From Coal Country Say Closures of MSHA Offices Will Endanger Mine Safety CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it's safe for anyone to ...

West Virginia Coal Association Vice President Jason Bostic testifies against the "sound science" bill during the March 18, House Health and Human Resource Committee. W.Va. Legislative Photography ...