CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A new documentary produced by WCHS-TV aims to explore the Coal Mine Wars, with a focus on the Battle of Blair Mountain. The first part of the documentary aired Wednesday night on ...

West Virginia mining regulators have approved the expansion of a coal mine in an area that residents say is already contaminated by a bankrupted coal mine.

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Coal operators and those in the mining industry in West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky will converge on ...

Hundreds of coal miners from five states are competing in a coal mine rescue competition at Chief Logan State Park.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - A McDowell County coal mine has closed, laying off 32 employees. Workers at the Ramaco mine ...

There’s a cigarette burn in the roof of my truck. I noticed it for the first time as Bernie Sanders climbed into the passenger side. Hard to tell how it got there. Probably another passenger. When the ...

MERCER COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - Day two of the Bluefield Coal & Mining Show saw a speaker all the way from D.C. at the federal level. “Thank you for making America strong. We want America strong, ...

The spotlight on the coal industry isn’t just about showing the latest in mining technology. It’s also about honoring workers ...

Safety failures at a West Virginia underground coal mine caused the death of a miner last year, federal regulators found. The Mine Safety and Health Administration released its report last week in the ...

CLEAR CREEK, W.Va. -- Three people missing since last weekend were found alive Wednesday in an underground coal mine in West Virginia, authorities said. The three were located Wednesday inside Elk Run ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A coal miner was fatally injured at a mine site in southern West Virginia on Thursday, the state’s governor said. Virgil Paynter, of Lynco, W.Va., died after an incident ...

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 ...