The memorial was a collaborative effort between the city, county and tourism officials. Research was conducted to collect the ...

A more than $1 billion three-county solar project on one of Eastern Kentucky's former coal mines got the stamp of approval Friday to start construction. In an Aug. 1 order, the Kentucky Public Service ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A coal company facing fines for water quality violations in eastern Kentucky says it is no longer mining coal in the state, and its financial problems have kept it from resolving ...

Portal 31 mine in Lynch, Kentucky is one of few Kentucky mines that have been repurposed into an engine of economic activity. Meredith Perkins In 1948, over 75,000 Kentuckians worked in coal mines.

The Kentucky House passed House Bill 85, allowing smaller coal mining operations to reduce the number of miners with emergency medical training required for each underground shift. Supporters said ...

Officials have released the names of two workers trapped when a coal mine preparation plant collapsed earlier this week in eastern Kentucky. Martin County Judge Executive Lon Lafferty identified the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. LOUISVILLE, Ky. • Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources has sold its mining assets in Harlan County, Ky., to a Georgia company ...