McDowell County stands out on any map of West Virginia as the southernmost county in the Mountain State. Its demographics are ...

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — West Virginia-based Allegheny Metallurgical forecasts the creation of new high-paying jobs after powering ...

Work is underway on a new attraction in McDowell County that will pay tribute to the region’s rich coal mining history. In keeping with the city of Welch’s “CoalTown USA” theme, the coal miner ...

Almost 240 years ago on Jan. 7, 1789, the United States’ first ever presidential electors were chosen for the country’s first ...

The West Virginia Coal Association applauds the EPA’s extension of ELG compliance timelines, saying the move protects jobs ...

The Company, through a newly created subsidiary, Range Bluegrass Land LLC (“Range Bluegrass”), acquired all of the real and personal property of the Premier Elkhorn Mine Complex and the Cambrian Coal ...

The demise of the coal industry left much of Appalachia in economic tatters, with lost jobs, spoiled water, and depopulated ...

Adam Drobniak pulled into the parking lot of a convenience store and stepped out of his sedan into the overcast afternoon. A ...

Nestled in the rolling hills of southern West Virginia, Princeton offers a rare commodity in today’s hyperconnected world – a genuine chance to disconnect from digital chaos and reconnect with what ...

Twenty years ago today, 12 West Virginians lost their lives in one of the worst coal mining disasters in the state’s history.

Exactly 20 years ago on Jan. 2, 2006, an explosion tore through the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia, trapping 13 coal miners ...

It has been 20 years since 13 miners were trapped in the Sago Mine in Upshur County. Of those miners, 12 died in the tragedy.