Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that ...

The West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame, a joint initiative between the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute and the West Virginia Coal Association and housed at the ...

The Gauley River in West Virginia has been named one of the 10 most endangered rivers in the U.S. for 2025 due to pollution ...

In the aftermath of the blast, West Virginia mining regulators have ordered a Core subsidiary to temporarily stop extracting coal from at least part of its Leer Mine in Taylor County, about 100 ...

A Taylor County, West Virginia woman suffered severe burns after an early morning explosion at her home in Thornton on Saturday, April 5.

on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/John Raby) A statue of a coal miner stands at the West Virginia Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/John Raby, File) In this Oct. 15, 2014 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A two-day show that helps coal mining businesses connect with one another, but also potential customers is in Charleston. The West Virginia Coal Show, put on by SEMCO ...

Sam Petsonk‘s law practice in Oak Hill, West Virginia, as reported by NPR, represents coal miners. Petsonk, who grew up in West Virginia‘s coal mining communities, has filed a class action ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it's safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The Department of Government Efficiency, created by ...

Sam Petsonk grew up around southern West Virginia's mining communities ... "When I was a child, I'd look up and I'd see coal miners — seemingly larger than life, doubled over coughing, scarcely ...