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The county has been celebrating fathers for more than a century. The country's first unofficial Father's Day began with a ...
There’s a magical moment that happens when you round the bend on a mountain road in Tucker County and first lay eyes on Thomas, West Virginia – your blood pressure drops about ten points and your grip ...
There were few signs in recent months that Core Natural Resources would shut down a southern West Virginia coal mine, leaving ...
It’s been a tough spring job-wise in the southern West Virginia coalfields. This week, it got worse. On Tuesday, June 3, ...
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Thursday the availability of $130 million in funding for fiscal year 2025 ...
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced $130 million will be used to invest in coal production, including allocations ...
The tradition of coal mining is crucial to the economy and people of Appalachia, but hundreds of miles of mining land have shut down over the years. That’s why one project is giving a former Mingo ...
At Pipestem Resort State Park, the annual Black Lung Conference kicked off Wednesday—bringing together those on the front ...
Wyoming County officials said they'll be on pins and needles for the next 60 days to see if threatened layoffs for 200 miners and coal preparation plant workers ...
A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification was filed with WorkForce West Virginia on Tuesday for a “mass layoff” at ...
Coal Association President Chris Hamilton said increased competition, falling prices, and low demand are all coming at the ...
The Trump administration has cut programs that protected workers from lung disease, aided those afflicted, and kept miners safe.