Two days, two explosions, 26 dead.

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — Coal mining communities in western Kentucky may soon get some much-needed economic relief as a new program aimed at helping counties replace revenue makes its way to western ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David "Bud" Morris celebrates his son Landen's first Christmas in 2005. Five days later, Bud died after a mine owner, the only ...

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) black lung screenings for coal miners will start in April across several states.

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - The U.S. Department of the Interior’s database for “known-abandoned mine land” has more than 2,800 entries for the state of Kentucky. The Ohio River Valley Institute estimates more ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Republican Kentucky congressman Andy Barr has invited Democratic New York Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez to "go underground" to meet coal miners in his state. News outlets report ...

OpEd: KY can transform abandoned mine sites into assets for data centers, supporting a low-carbon, energy-efficient cooling infrastructure.

HOLMES MILL, Ky. — An explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine killed five miners Saturday, Gov. Ernie Fletcher said. A sixth miner was able to walk away from the blast and out of the mine on his ...