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

Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...

The film discusses the critical health and safety issues in underground coal mining, emphasizing the high fatality rates and the need for improved safety measures. It highlights the importance of ...

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — A special exhibit took place Thursday in Belmont County featuring a documentary discussing the Willow Grove mining accident. March 16, 1940. That's when the fatal explosion ...

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The recent concern about the mine subsidence in Luzerne County has created some curiosity about our region’s coal mining history. During a private tour, 28/22 ...

The Loft Cinema and the Southern Arizona Green Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to bring "The Last Mountain" to Tucson for a one-night showing on Wednesday The documentary is about the Coal River ...

Workers at the National Coal Mining Museum have rejected a new pay offer, with their union, Unison, claiming it would leave ...

Jun. 22—In West Virginia, where the Appalachian storytelling tradition still hangs in the hollows and along the ridgetops like a whisper of morning fog, it's not just the tale. It's the person who ...

LANSFORD, Pa. — A celebration of our area's anthracite coal history in Carbon County this Labor Day weekend. No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum in Lansford hosted its 18th Annual Coal Miners' Heritage ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country’s ...