A look at the under-the-radar Big South Fork recreation region, an Appalachian region drawing more outdoor visitors and some ...

Tennessee state prison system. The eastern fringe of the Cumberland Mountains extending from Anderson County south into the Tennessee Valley toward Whitwell and surrounding mining communities has long ...

Kingdom Come State Park in Cumberland, Kentucky is exactly that kind of place – a hidden Appalachian paradise that feels like finding money in your winter coat pocket, except instead of a forgotten ...

According to the bureau of labor statistics coal mining remains among the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. Coal mining has a ...

After nearly two decades of working in coal mines, Joshua Vereen knows the meaning of hard work. As an online student at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), he’s turning that experience into leadership ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is distributing more than $10.5 million to 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Northern Mariana Islands to support programs aimed at reducing mining ...

Central Appalachia’s former coal fields are now thriving habitats, where elk roam freely across restored forests and meadows.

Despite the decline in coal production in Kentucky, the state remains heavily dependent on coal to generate electricity. In ...

Increase in Total Assets of nearly 20% from year end 2024, representing an increase of the Total Assets to $18,017,593 as of September 30, 2025, from $15,040,664 at December 31, 2024, and an increase ...

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — A bridge at a copper and cobalt mine in southeastern Congo collapsed due to overcrowding, killing at ...

The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey ...

OpEd: Trump is trying to sabotage the fastest growing energy sectors in the U.S. — solar, wind, batteries, and electric ...