A house in Nitro caught fire Sunday morning, prompting an investigation, firefighters said. House destroyed by fire in Johnson County, Ky. A house in Johnson County, Ky., was deemed a total loss after ...

In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020, photo a historical sign stands outside a former post office in Matewan, W.Va. On May 19, 1920, a group of miners, who were led by a local police chief, and detectives ...

MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A 6th person has been arrested in connection to a death investigation in the Matewan area of Mingo County, according to the West Virginia State Police. Troopers say during ...

In a few months, visitors to the West Virginia Mine War Museum in Matewan can explore how basic workplace rights of today were won after long, hard struggles in the coal fields. Charles Dixon, a ...

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In January 1920, the United Mine Workers of America launched a major campaign to organize the non-union coalfields of southern West Virginia. Along the West Virginia-Kentucky line, some 3,000 miners ...

This image released by the National Film Registry shows, from left, Bill Paxton, Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon in a scene from the 1995 film "Apollo 13." The film has been selected for preservation in the ...

MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police have arrested five people who were in the area of a late night stabbing that killed one in Matewan in Mingo County. Cory Marcum, 27, of North Matewan, ...

MATEWAN, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Frontier Communications announced Tuesday that a reward has been established to help catch the thief or thieves responsible for a phone and internet outage in Matewan. Frontier ...

MATEWAN, W.Va. (AP) — The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the lives of workers a century ago. Ten people ...