Steve Lipscomb was a son, a father, a husband, a Marine, a man of faith, and a coal miner. Ten days ago, Lipscomb and his ...

These are the real heroes we should look up to. As a West Virginia native, I grew up around coal mining. I still remember when my grandparents had a coal house in their garage, and seeing my grandpa ...

MATEWAN, W.Va. — In August 1921, an estimated 10,000 union coal miners clashed with anti-union figures in Logan County, sparking the largest armed insurrection in U.S. history outside the Civil War ...

Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for generations. Death and tragedy are woven into history, but there’s also a ...

The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey ...

In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian's home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air ...

Veteran coal miner and crew leader Steve Lipscomb, 38, was found dead in the Rolling Thunder mine at 7:30am on Thursday, five ...

State and local official say a flood inside an underground West Virginia coal mine has trapped a miner inside, and rescue crews have been pumping water out to get to him.

A massive search operation continued Wednesday in West Virginia, where officials said crews were "working around the clock" and continuing "aggressive" efforts to locate a missing coal miner who ...

DRENNEN, W.Va. (AP) — Emergency responders were hoping to use an underwater drone Sunday to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coal mine, authorities said. A mining crew hit an ...