The artwork, which depicts life in pit communities, is on show for the next year in Wakefield.

MADISON, W.Va. (WOWK)– As West Virginia celebrates its history and birthday, the town of Madison is celebrating the Mountain State’s strong tradition of coal mining. Just a few miles away from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MINERSVILLE — Local photographer and cultural historian Scott Herring, also known as “The Last Anthracite Photographer,” hosted an ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) will host a talk on the History of Coal Oil Point by Goleta historian Tom Modugno for its Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 at ...

UI grad students listen to Sue Richter, executive director of the Vermilion County Museum, discuss the history of coal during an October visit to the museum in Danville. University of Illinois ...

Jun. 22—In West Virginia, where the Appalachian storytelling tradition still hangs in the hollows and along the ridgetops like a whisper of morning fog, it's not just the tale. It's the person who ...

Former coal communities face higher death rates from suicide, drugs and alcohol revealing lasting effects of industrial decline.

Emma Mihalko (center) was named the 2025 Bituminous Coal Queen this summer. The King Coal Show’s Battle of the Barrels pits local fire departments against each other in a friendly competition. For the ...