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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. ALKOL, W.Va. • On the day Victor Clark retired after 26 years at the Hobet coal mine, the bosses called him to the office for a ...

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 ...

For the past 250 years, people have mined coal industrially in Pennsylvania, U.S.. By 1830, the city of Pittsburgh was using ...

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

West Virginia football will be honoring the state’s coal mining heritage this week with the program’s second Coal Rush game ...

A bit of good news: There was some water to drink in the region of West Virginia where a chemical leak from a company in the coal industry polluted the water supply. The water was bottled, and brought ...

For just the second time in program history, the West Virginia Mountaineers will be wearing all black uniforms, paying homage ...