Two more projects have been selected for funding in Southwest Virginia through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic ...

The Nature's Wonderland ecotourism site on an abandoned mine land that is now home to Elk and has several trails throughout. (Photo by Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) Southwest Virginia has been ...

Henry Ford, the auto maker, and his staff, were business visitors in Fayette County on October 13, 1921. He came to inspect ...

In 1962, a coal mine fire began beneath the small town of Centralia, Pennsylvania — and it’s still burning today. What ...

Coal miners feel betrayed by President Donald Trump for failing to enforce health regulations to prevent black lung disease.

What American democracy needs now is grand experiments like those of a century ago: new institutional forms that provide a ...

In the shadow of historic Harpers Ferry, there exists a wonderland where bargain hunters and nostalgia seekers converge in a glorious celebration of stuff. The Rt. 340 Harpers Ferry Indoor/Outdoor ...

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Congressman Morgan Griffith announced Tuesday that two abandoned mine land sites in ...

Dale Johnson, 78, takes a deep breath from his oxygen tank, smiles, and then dips inside the cardboard box of mining tools in his basement. ``Here's my walking stick,'' he said, picking up a 3-foot ...

As residents’ electricity prices have increased, nearly one out of five customers of the leading utility company in the state is behind on monthly bills. A coal-fired power plant owned and operated by ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Monday that it will open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday it will open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal mining and provide $625 million to recommission or modernize coal-fired power plants as ...