Thanks to a partnership with Green Forests Work – a nonprofit that reforests old mining land in Appalachia – listeners’ ...

And, yea, in the mountains and down through all the valleys of the ancient land of Appalachia, hearts were filled with joy, for here was a prophet of hope who was signaling that a change was coming — ...

SECO, Ky. — Mines built this company town. Jack and Sandra Looney hope vines — the wine grapes growing on a former strip mine in the hills above — will help to draw visitors here. Their Highland ...

During the Biden administration, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration created a safety rule long-sought by black ...

Stephen C. “Steve” Cawood, an Eastern Kentucky lawyer who championed coal miners, clean water and better schools, died Oct.

The retirement of United Mine Workers of America’s longtime president is a reminder that labor and religion have always been ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A federal appeals court Friday overturned a ruling requiring more extensive environmental reviews of mountaintop removal, a form of coal mining in Appalachia that blasts away ...

Miners on Tuesday are gathering outside the Labor Department building to protest the Trump administration’s response to black ...

HAZARD, Ky. -- For Lyle Snider, the view from Kentucky 80 is breathtaking, but not in a good way. Parked on the side of the four-lane highway, the New Hampshire native watches a mountain disappear bit ...

The internet has become fascinated with Appalachia's history of ghost stories. As people continue to post and discuss these ...

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River in West Virginia coal country is that President-elect Donald Trump has something to prove: that he’ll help bring back Appalachian ...

bluefield – Bluefield State University is partnering with Virginia Tech on a new federal initiative that will make use of BSU’s existing mining engineering program while promoting growth throughout ...