The last remaining Democratic state senator in rural Kentucky just announced she’s switching parties. Robin Webb’s partisan ...

The seven Mine Safety and Health Administration offices once scheduled to be shuttered include: Madisonville, Barbourville, ...

In Harlan County, home of the Tri-Cities ... these men from eastern Kentucky really did change the world by mining coal. What they created shouldn’t be forgotten. “People need to know what these guys ...

In Harlan County, home of the Tri-Cities ... these men from eastern Kentucky really did change the world by mining coal. What they created shouldn’t be forgotten. “People need to know what ...

LEXINGTON, Ky ... down more than 30 U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration Offices. Several of them are in Kentucky. Locations include Barbourville, Prestonsburg, Harlan, Hazard, Beaver ...

An explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine killed five miners Saturday ... The blast at the Darby Mine No. 1 in Harlan County occurred between midnight and 1 a.m. EDT while a maintenance ...

A TVA executive confirmed that the utility plans to extend the lifespan of at least two coal plants by at least five years.

Harlan County, Kentucky, a rural part of the state with ... But for some, it will come too late. As the coal industry declined through the 1990s, poverty and unemployment soared in Harlan, with ...