As American energy companies decrease their coal production, many wonder what comes next for the communities left behind.

It was 162 years ago today when the nation first learned that “Mountaineers are Always Free.” Since then, West Virginians have worked hard to make their mark on bettering themselves and their beloved ...

Federal officials have released a final report on the investigation of a miner death that occurred earlier this year in ...

“Colored People: A Memoir” follows the coming-of-age story of literary critic and professor, Henry Louis Gates Jr., as a young black man in Piedmont, West Virginia. This memoir offers insight into how ...

In a landmark moment for historic preservation, the Warwood Historic District in northern Wheeling has officially become the ...

In southern West Virginia, coal mines with repeated environmental violations are racking up fines with limited repercussions ...

Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger miners. Federal cuts risk putting a solution ...

Not only is June 20th the first day of summer, but it’s also the day commemorating one state’s quest for statehood.

FARMINGTON, N.M. – President Trump recently signed an executive order to try and reinvigorate coal mining in the U.S.. The Four Corners Region is home to the third-largest coal producer in the ...

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at – June 15, 1876: Attorney and civil right activist T. G. Nutter was ...

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at ...

Coal is used as an energy source because the compressed carbon in the pressured material burns for significantly longer than other materials like wood. In the 1800s, people began using coal to ...