In the heart of Appalachia is a West Virginia town where the legendary Hatfield-McCoy feud took place, and it's a great place ...

Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for ...

Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking, and it doesn’t take long for that passion to switch to ...

The West Virginia Virtual Academy students stepped out from behind the screens to take a step into the past. The kids visited ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – One of the world’s largest coal producers said Thursday it would lay off about 750 workers in the Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia coalfields, the latest setback for an ...

Drainage from abandoned coal mines can carry massive loads of carbon dioxide, venting to the air decades or even centuries ...

Stephen C. Cawood, a Pineville lawyer who died at 82, was a lifelong advocate for Kentucky's Appalachian region. Cawood represented people victimized by the coal industry and helped draft key state ...

For more than a century, America’s coal industry has powered our homes, forged our steel, and fueled our prosperity. It has been the backbone of industrial growth and a symbol of American strength, ...

NEW YORK — The seams of coal in some of Eddie Asbury’s mines in McDowell County are so thin workers can barely squeeze down them. They enter on carts nearly flat on their backs, the roof of the mine ...

Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for ...