OVEN FORK, Ky. (WYMT) - Families, survivors and mourners gathered Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Scotia Mine disaster, which killed 26 miners in the Oven Fork community of Letcher County ...

Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...

As Utah again debates coal, grid stability, energy security and the strain growth places on infrastructure, the Crandall ...

This story is courtesy of the Kentucky Lantern, a project of States Newsroom. At 11:15 on the morning of March 9, 1976, ...

The 1976 Scotia disasters in Letcher County transformed U.S. mine rules. Fifty years later, the rescuers were honored.

Sacrifices made to win WWII weren't just overseas.Contributions to manufacture iron and other essentials for the war effort were produced on the home front.At ...

PLYMOUTH TWP. — A new coal-miner themed mural is planned for the site of the Avondale Mine Disaster, which will be part of the Susquehanna Warrior Trail when it is eventually connected to the Luzerne ...

An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history as others ...

HICKS: Stanley, you grew up in West Virginia in a coal mining family and started coal mining when you were 19, back in the late 70s. What do you think drew you to that job? STEWART: You know, it ...

Scientists who work to prevent mine disasters and the spread of disease among miners face looming cuts under the Trump administration. Federal scientists and engineers working to prevent deadly ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It's hard to believe that it's been a decade since the Sago Mine disaster left a dark cloud over West Virginia. On January 2, 2006, at the International Coal Group's mine just ...

One of Russia's wealthiest men has been in the spotlight after prosecutors filed a lawsuit demanding around $50 million in compensation for one of the country's worst recent mining disasters. The case ...