Roger James, a former coal miner and black lung patient, uses supplemental oxygen to breathe during a visit to the New River ...

And West Virginia coal miners have been at the center of it. Joe Megna was just a teenager when his dad left for the No. 9 ...

Wellmore Energy Co. a metallurgical coal mining company, is again planning to lay off workers in Buchanan County.

TUCKER COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A man died following an accident at a coal mine in Tucker County, West Virginia Gov. Patrick ...

Here’s how bad Tuesday night’s loss was for the Republican Party, certainly in Virginia and to some extent well beyond. The ...

The Nature's Wonderland ecotourism site on an abandoned mine land that is now home to Elk and has several trails throughout. (Photo by Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) Southwest Virginia has been ...

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 ...

Southwest Virginia officials say President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at revitalizing the United States’ struggling coal industry will be a boon to the region. This spring, Trump signed the ...

Drainage from abandoned coal mines can carry massive loads of carbon dioxide, venting to the air decades or even centuries ...

The West Virginia Virtual Academy students stepped out from behind the screens to take a step into the past. The kids visited ...