On April 5, 2010, an explosion in a coal mine near Montcoal, in West Virginia's Raleigh County, killed 29 workers.

Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it’s safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The ...

President Donald Trump took to the White House podium to boost one of his favorite energy sources. “We’re ending Joe Biden’s ...

Coal employment rebounded from 2022 to 2023, rising 4.2% to 45,476. West Virginia employed the most miners at 14,000, ...

Here’s what officials in West Virginia had to say following President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at boosting coal, as well as a statement from one of the organizations that ...

The CDC unit that dramatically reduced Black Lung Disease among coal miners has been fired in Trump's sweeping overhaul of ...

Coal employment rebounded from 2022 to 2023, rising 4.2% to 45,476. West Virginia employed the most miners at 14,000, followed by Kentucky at 5,000. About half of the nation’s 560 coal mines are ...

Coal employment rebounded from 2022 to 2023, rising 4.2% to 45,476. West Virginia employed the most miners at 14,000, followed by Kentucky at 5,000. About half of the nation’s 560 coal mines are ...

"Our concerns are that we are going to safeguard those that are working in West Virginia coal mines," Fehrenbacher said. He said, under this legislation, all necessary training and testing will ...

Senate Bill 883 was discussed in the House Energy and Public Works Committee on Monday.This bill would give the director of West Virginia's Office of Miners Hea ...

Saturday marks 15 years since 29 men were killed in a matter of seconds working underground in Raleigh County.