Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elizabeth Griffith, the pregnant widow of Scotia miner Robert Griffith, clutches the flag from his coffin. Robert Griffith was a ...

Elizabeth Griffith, the pregnant widow of Scotia miner Robert Griffith, clutches the flag from his coffin. Robert Griffith was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was laid to rest in Whitesburg after ...

The two-time Oscar winner last tackled a union campaign with 1990’s ‘American Dream.’ Now she’s working on a new project, the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Fifty years ago today, an explosion at the Scotia coal mine in Letcher County, Kentucky, killed 15 miners. Two days later, a second methane explosion ripped through the mine, killing 11 ...

This six-part series should fall squarely in the police drama category, but its unique tone has made it synonymous with the Western genre.

The way Mitchell has optimistically painted the picture, Police will be merely the intermediary between the homeless and social agencies. If that is true i.e. if the homeless are not simply going to ...

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A mining company with operations in Eastern Kentucky is laying off its workers after a temporary furlough due to unforeseen ...

HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (WATE) — A 19-year-old Kentucky man is dead following an incident that occurred while he was installing fiber cables in a bucket truck in Harlan County, county officials said ...

A lifelong connection to the coal mining industry has earned John Gossett the title of 2026 Old King Coal, according to ...

Coal from Eastern Kentucky was crucial for powering America's industrial efforts during both World Wars. Residents in the region now face utility bills that can be higher than their mortgage payments.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it's safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial is illuminated Dec. 3, ...