The new Beckley Travel Plaza, open for just over two weeks on the West Virginia Turnpike, has already welcomed thousands of ...

The news that former President Jimmy Carter has died got me thinking about his term in office (1976-1980) and his connections to West Virginia.

Called Jupiter I, the turbine unit can effectively solve the problem of power abandonment in wind and solar energy projects.

A clip of Anthony performing "Rich Men North of Richmond" in southern West Virginia surfaced on New Year's Eve. The tune, ...

The incidence of so-called “black lung disease” has been roaring back due to mechanized coal extraction technology.

A coal mine is an unexpected place for a country concert, and one song Anthony sang is pretty surprising, too. He covered Blake Shelton 's 2001 hit "Ol' Red," giving the coal miners a chilling live ...

On the surface, the new film by Appalachian filmmaker Eddie Mensore could easily be dismissed as just another opioid movie ...

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia ...

The Kanawha Coal Field is the name used to describe a coal-producing section of West Virginia that includes the following counties, in whole or in part: Kanawha, Putnam, Mason, Clay, Boone, Lincoln, ...

By 1910 the company had mine at Spruce Knob, and another at Lost Flat in operation, and by 1917 the Elk Lick Company had opened its Spruce Knob mines, while the Meadow River Smokeless Coal Company was ...

He said, "I want to convey the history of the coal mine as well as my own experiences." (Japanese original by Taichi Kaizuka, Hokkaido Photo and Video Department) A booth to control the elevator ...