In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian's home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air ...

The West Virginia Virtual Academy students stepped out from behind the screens to take a step into the past. The kids visited the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine to learn about Appalachian Culture and ...

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/westvirginia as WVU Releases Coal Rush Uniform Video with Local ...

West Virginia and Wyoming will both ditch their traditional school colors to wear all-black uniforms at their respective college football games this ...

India has over 500 officially identified abandoned coal mines. Many of these old pits, especially in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, ...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. -- Many West Virginians are feeling a renewed sense of hope after President Donald Trump issued new executive orders this month aimed at reviving an energy source that has long ...

The West Virginia Republican Party hold a news conference to praise the Trump administration's investment in coal at the state Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia on Oct. 6, 2025. (Photo courtesy of ...

FOSTER, West Virginia— Robert Cash, a third-generation coal miner, prays each morning with his fellow miners before going underground for a long shift. In the coalfields of Appalachian West Virginia, ...

Authorities say three people missing since last weekend have been found alive at a nonoperational coal mine in West Virginia.The state Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training says in a statement ...

Wyoming will not wear its traditional home uniform during its college football game against Air Force on Saturday. The Cowboys will instead pay homage to ...

Benny Willingham worked as a miner for 30 years before he was killed. April 6, 2010 — -- Many of the men who died in the depths of a West Virginia coal mine Monday often discussed with family ...